Novell,MS and Xen

[Tom Buskey]

On 11/10/06, Bruce Dawson <jbd at codemeta.com> wrote:
>
> It will shortly become too expensive for individuals to develop software
> for commercial use. Looks like us programmers will go the way of the Ham
> radio operator and backyard mechanic. There will be no more Wilbur and
> Orville Wrights in this industry if Microsoft is successful with its
> Novell "acquisition".

Actually, Microsoft is acting exactly like Wilbur and Orville Wright.
They focused on patent litigation to try to keep others out of the
airplane business.  Glenn Curtis and others focused on the product.

You can buy a Curtis or Beechcraft or Cessna but you can't buy a
Wright brand plane today.  One can hope history repeats itself.