BostonGeorge

Since Windows is the only OS model that is measured in multiples of all the other models, that is to say "Windows has 10 times the users of Unix, or 1,000x the user base of the Mac OS, I think you could say that Windows, is a viable long term OS model. You think that we really didn't need a desktop? You must be a communist. Oh and I'll agree with you on WMD's in Iraq, but please don't bring Madonna into this.

Yikes Paul. I think it's safe to say that you jumped the shark on this one. I too have been in awe of your past essays and have learned from your wisdom. I feel that this must have been a reactionary piece that you've written. Perhaps Microsoft is competing with or hurting one of your Y-Comb startups or something? It sounds like you're venting in frustration. The Mac IS "just plain cool" but the fact is that Microsoft does treat their developers with respect and loves them. They still know how to say "Thanks" and do it often. For you to suggest that Google and company have crippled them shows your lack of understanding of Microsoft's true power. It is not in the OS. It's in their developer base that utilizes their development tools - still the largest of it's kind on the planet. The day Microsoft starts taking these guys for granted is the day they will die - not a day sooner.