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...though, Microsoft is basking in the sunlight of what it regards as a clear-cut victory. Microsoft, whose Redmond, Wash., campus is just outside Seattle, may be right in saying Seattleites have a special ability to appreciate the sun breaking through the clouds. But residents of that rainy burg know that sunshine is sometimes just a break between cloudy days...
Likewise, it's critical to us all that AOL keep the legal pressure on Microsoft. Redmond is ruthless. Anyone who thinks that what Microsoft did to Netscape won't happen again hasn't been paying attention. Microsoft's Messenger will play a critical role in a suite of personalized consumer services called HailStorm that people will want to use in Windows XP. That's bad news for AOL, which will continue its fight. And good news...
...That doesn't mean that nothing changed. Look at Redmond these days and you'll see a kinder, gentler Microsoft. Many of the players who earned Jackson's opprobrium are gone; even Gates has receded under the considerable shadow of CEO Steve Ballmer. Windows XP, due out this fall, is much more respectful of non-Microsoft software than its predecessors (they've made it very easy to choose Netscape as your default browser, for example). Dubious add-ons like the "smart tags" that linked words to websites chosen by Microsoft have been quietly ditched...
...With the X-box games console, Microsoft has entered an arena of giants like Sony and Nintendo who will not lie down and die; Redmond may well get its butt kicked here. Back in the software division, the only attempts to squish competitors are through ineffectual press releases. Heck, they're even using open source software these days...
...business software. Like many folks, I've learned the bare minimum about my e-mail program, my word processor and my spreadsheet software--just enough to get the job done. And that's a problem for Microsoft. You see, no matter how many whiz-bang features the boys from Redmond pack into their best-selling Office suite, most users barely scratch the surface. Who needs the latest upgrade when the old version works just fine? What's worse, many people who use Office never bothered to buy it in the first place. A new report by the Business Software Alliance...