[ale] OT: Microsoft moves to comply with DOJ settlement deal]

[Geoffrey]

Fulton Green wrote:
> Yeah, but the inline comments also mentioned that the APIs would be fee-
> based, so that was what I was calling attention to.

That's why I suggested you check out the url, which does indicate the 
free api's.


Maybe the original
> poster to the newsgroup was describing another set of APIs. Not that it
> matters a whole lot; turns out even the most basic Visual Studio .NET
> package will set you back at least $600 (or $1000 if you don't have an
> upgrade path). There are stand-alone editions of Visual C++ and Visual C#
> for $110 each, but still, why should I have to pay for the privilege of
> developing for M$ OSen when I can develop for Linux or Java for free?!?

There you go.

> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 02:46:24PM -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>Fulton Green wrote:
>>
>>>FUD alert ... the PressPass article I read (available at
>>>http://www.Microsoft.com/presspass/legal/aug02/08-05settlementmilestones.asp )
>>>indicates that the APIs will be available at "no additional charge". I'm
>>>assuming that the "original charge" in this case would be the cost of
>>>purchasing the Visual Studio IDE and NOT the cost of licensing the
>>>proprietary protocols.
>>>
>>What I see from this link matches what I see on the Microsoft link you 
>>provided.  At issue is this piece:
>>
>>The availability of approximately 113 proprietary protocols that server 
>>vendors can license and use as a new way of achieving interoperability 
>>with Windows desktops.
>>
>>Note the wording 'vendors can license,' meaning PAY FOR.
>>
>>
>>
>>>On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 02:07:46PM -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>As usual, Microsoft is doing it their way.  I've left the comments of 
>>>>the original poster as they have some insight, but check out the url for 
>>>>yourself.
>>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>This came over a bit ago, courtesy of Computerworld. I strongly suggest
>>>>
> ...
> 
>>>>to do this gratis, given that they appear to have escaped a fine; the second
>>>>thing is the APIs will also be fee-based, and lastly, there is a digital
>>>>
> 
> 


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