On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Rick Engebretson wrote: > The Sun StarOffice web site just announced that the Pentagon (Defense > Information Systems Agency) just acquired 25,000 StarOffice units. This > is a huge boost to IT. StarOffice isn't perfect, but the integration > level is outstanding; browser, email, editors, charts, etc., are almost > seamless. The Linux Xwindow platform extends the seamless link to > everywhere. That is what the Pentagon wants; to be everywhere, seamlessly. > > Now MS will have to buy the Pentagon to keep a toll IT highway monopoly. Yes that is good news, and much needed. This has been about the worst week in the history of [the _business_ of] computing. On Monday, Compaq sold the Alpha design team to Intel. <opinion>Couldn't be so that Intel can kill off a superior architecture and advanced fab processes with a 10-year lead to push forward their puny IA-64 as if they'd invented something, now, could it?</opinion> And there was a big anti-trust suit against them some years ago -- but they say by making licensing agreements they are not violating the terms of those rulings. Hrm. Yesterday, I understand the Court of Appeals overturned the breakup ruling against Microsoft. Not the monopoly judgement. (Actually it might be worse personally for Gates if they *don't* make them break up the company -- Rockefeller flourished after Standard Oil broke up.) <Insert hateful statements against business people, mis-managers, laywers, degenerate capitalism, etc...> -- "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous