[Info-vax] Dave Cutler, Prism, DEC, Microsoft, etc.

[Arne Vajhøj]

Michael Kraemer wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj schrieb:
>> JF Mezei wrote:
>>> Microsoft is a one product company (ok there are game consoles too). So
>>> it is easy to set a single direction for the Windows suite (OS, 
>>> Office etc).
>>
>> MS does a whole bunch of software: OS, office, database server,
>> mail server, web server, development tools. They support standard
>> x86-64, Itanium, embedded CPU's.
>>
>> Calling that one product is not an accurate description.
> 
> And if one takes away Windoze,
> what would remain of the above portfolio?
> Everything they do is windoze-centric.
> Or did I miss MS-Office for Linux?

The fact that product X depends on product Y does
not make X and Y one product.

And besides I would not call all Windows versions
a single product. There must be relative big differences
between regular Windows and Windows Mobile code wise.

Arne