agreed - so its users designed apps(oss)=free against proprietary designed apps corps = paid. 

the ms biz model isnt looking too healthy = read huge dividends to stock holders = ship sinking?

ps - i am a huge fan of MS and good nicely deisgned user software...  but i pretty much view everything ms is doing - finacially - suicide

tick tock tick tock - cue the alligator

Peter pan - not cpn hook will win the future ( or it will be a very scarry litigeous future indeed)

so ms - how bout a little more peter and a little less HOOK

..the MIDDLE and all that Wink

( EDIT: Peter! no sleepovers with little boys!  lol)