[Info-vax] OT: Rob Short: Operating System Evolution

[Bob Koehler]

In article <4b3e89be$0$270$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
> On 31-12-2009 14:44, JF Mezei wrote:
>> The Windows religion is about comforming with the rest of the world, it
>> is about not being different and doing the same stuff as everyone else.
> 
> MS is leading not following when it comes to desktop UI, office
> package etc..
> 

   The Windows religion is not about doing the same stuff as everyone
   else.  It is about doing things the Microsoft proprietary way, even
   if they have to break standards to make sure other systems can't
   talk to theirs.