On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, technomage wrote:
> I was under the impression that they had, but stating an exclusivity with
> microsoft as their vendor of choice. However, that was based on prior
> statements made here before the full synopsis was made by der hans (thanks
> dude).
I'm sorry I gave you the impression that they were
adversarial.
> still, I am getting the impression that they are making excuses.
I might see this as, "they are overstating their
independance from Microsoft." But I think that was
in their best interests yesterday - to help us
(who can be a bit reactionary) to see that they
have tried other technologies. To make the point
that they aren't choosing Microsoft blind.
> in any case, alternative avenues may now need to be explored.