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Re: Guilty, 'til proven guilty

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From: Craig Kelley
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 00:00
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David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:

> Graham Murray  <graham@barnowl.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >In gnu.misc.discuss, David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
> >>Their increasing support for the MacOS (even though this directly impacts
> >>sales of Windows) says they disagree.
> >Weren't some of the MS applications, eg excel, originally written for
> >the Mac then later ported to Windows? Also, IIRC, MS have been a major
> >supplier of MAC software right from the start.
> 
> I can tell the people responding to this don't use Macs; anyone who has
> would know that there's been a great change in Microsoft's attitude in
> terms of software support these last couple of years - yes, there's always
> _been_ a version of Orifice, but now there's one that works - inasmuch as
> it ever does.

And it actually has the Mac look-and-feel; something that Office4
didn't have.  Microsoft's IE for Mac is actually quite good as well;
even though it isn't "integrated" with the OS.  <g>

-- 
The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
Craig Kelley  -- kellcrai@isu.edu
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From: Craig Kelley <ink@inconnu.isu.edu>
Subject: Re: Guilty, 'til proven guilty
Date: 2000/04/06
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