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	Texrat	2008-03-05 , 04:48
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Originally Posted by bac522

Since when has that been the case? That was true once, but today M$ diminishes value not add to it. There was a time when I was a M$ fanboy but once I started using Linux about 8 years ago I realized just how much M$ has stifled the development of the computer industry as a whole and now I have absolutely ZERO interest at running anything M$ on my tablet!!

That's pure bias talking. I was being objective. Just because you feel that way doesn't mean everyone will.

The value is in having another option, and having Microsoft recognize the validity of the tablets as a viable platform. Regardless of one's personal views on Microsoft, this will be perceived by industry as adding value.

Originally Posted by CyberCat

This is honestly horrible news. Microsoft would like nothing better than to have Silverlight completely replace flash on the web. The one and only reason they're *appearing* to support other platforms than Windows is because they want to get a monopoly on Silverlight as soon as possible. I guarantee you, once they own the market, guess what. Do you really think they're going to keep supporting the Linux and Mac (etc) versions? No, absolutely not. They can kill the alternate versions and people on the other platforms will be unable to use web 3.0 Gmail/YouTube/Facebook/Flick/yourfavoritesite. You'll be forced to use a MS platform if you want to use a mainstream 3.0 web service. This is the One Microsoft Way (their street address, coincedentially), embrace, extend and extinguish the competition.

Whoa whoa whoa, Kitty-- slow down.

There is nothing fundamentally wrong with a company simply wanting to dominate an industry. That's what Adobe is doing NOW with Flash. I'm very sure they want to-- and here you are tacitly defending their status quo.

Some of you are sure getting really heated by for now what is merely an announcement of support, and you're letting the sins of the past dictate the future. It ain't necessarily so. Microsoft has tried total world domination many times and failed on many fronts. Don't get so angry over the effort-- worry about the results, if your fears actually pan out. I don't think they will.

Oh, and I'm already on record as preferring SVG support... but again, this is just another option at this point. No one has killed the internet yet.

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