\_ [...] and c) if any violation by M$ is found, they
\_ are forbidden from using the API in question for a term of at least five
\_ years - M$ might think twice about their practices.  A side benefit from
\_ such a measure is that access to M$ OSes will be as accessible to
\_ independent developers as it is to internal developers.

Nooooo... I think that would lead them to shifting the spec
dynamically....noone would have it, ever.

David