__/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Tuesday 17 April 2007 22:37 \__
> On Apr 17, 3:48 pm, Doug Mentohl <doug_ment...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From MArshall Goldberg
>> Sent: Saturday, MArch 14, 1998 12:23 PM
>> [IBM] should not be invited to any more COM+ design previews.
>>
>> Marshall.
>
> Seems like it was shortly after this that IBM decided to endorse
> Linux.
>
> Shortly after that, the DOJ began their antitrust case.
>
> The open hostility may have had a direct impact on IBM's
> (un)willingness to port applications
> written for NT 4.0 to Windows 2000, which depended on COM+.
>
> This is just my personal observations based on publicly available
> information.
There appears to be aggression on both sides here. I wonder about the context
in which this exhibit was presented.
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