Re: Computing Editorial (please read)

[John Thompson <john@starfleet.thompson.us>]

In article <G1GW9.15614$V75.13366@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>, Sam Gillett wrote:

> Dave Althoff, Jr. wrote ...
> 
>>Of course now the last thing Microsoft wants you to be able to do is to
>>program the computer yourself.....

> Then why does Microsoft keep releasing new versions of Visual Basic, Visual
> C++, etc.?  On the other hand, they do seem to want to limit programing to
> keep it within the Windows environment.    ;-)

Just wait until Palladium.  Then you might be able to develop programs on 
your own computer, but they'll be tied to your hardware and won't run on 
anybody else's machine unless you pay $$$ to get them blessed by 
Microsoft.

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-John (John.Thompson@attglobal.net)