On Thursday 03 May 2001 12:15, you wrote:
> I just read the prepared text of MS's Craig Mundie at
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/craig/05-03sharedsource.asp.  It
> is so full of contradictions that it is almost hilarious.

I especially liked this line:
A common trait of many of the companies that failed is that they gave away 
for free or at a loss the very thing they produced that was of greatest value 
- in the hope that somehow they'd make money selling something else.

Sounds remarkably reminiscient of IE, doesnt it? :-)