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1. Comment - Longhorn to 'Sparkle' With New Developer Tool

   (Nov 10, 2003 - 9:47 PM)

   This has nothing to do with Powerpoint other than the UI of Powerpoint 12 (like other "Longhorn Wave" apps) will probably be built with the help of this tool.
   
   This is a development tool to aid in the coding of the UI of Longhorn applications.

2. Comment - Longhorn Evangelist Debunks Professed 'Aero' Shots

   (Aug 21, 2003 - 4:57 PM)

   http://research.microsof...t/taskgallery/index.htm

3. Comment - Microsoft Rethinks Outlook Express Future

   (Aug 14, 2003 - 6:41 PM)

   The OE team is now part of the Windows OS team. Equivalent functionality will likely be offered in Longhorn and future versions of Windows, but, like IE, will only be available as part of an OS release or service pack.
   
   OE will likely be replaced by a rewritten managed equivalent in Longhorn just as MS' other apps will be. The functionality may even be integrated into the OS and use a different paradigm which takes advantage of Longhorn's new file system/servces.

4. Comment - Microsoft Granted Java Reprieve

   (Jul 4, 2003 - 4:26 PM)

   MS already settled with Sun over the initial copyright dispute. They paid Sun $20 million and entered an agreement with Sun that gave MS the right to distribute and patch security issues in their VM for 7 years. After 7 years, MS couldn't distribute or update their VM even for security issues. The agreement did not, however, require MS to distribute their VM or any JVM. It was left to MS to choose whether to continue or cease distribution of a JVM during that 7 year period.
   
   MS chose to stop with Windows XP so they wouldn't have to worry about ripping it out after the 7 year period. After Sun's complaints about them not including it with XP, they decided to offer it on Windows Update so people could choose whether to install it.
   
   Now Sun is saying that MS violated the agreement because they interpret the agreement terms as not allowing MS to distribute the MSJVM in any way other than with their product (the OS in this case). They couldn't give licensing rights to OEMs, etc., to distribute the MSJVM.
   
   This case isn't really about the copyright infringement that was settled years ago, other than to use it as an example of MS' harm to Sun in order for Sun to tell the court it could happen again.
   
   Sun has presented little more than supposition. They're currently trying to say that even though they weren't in the relevant market to be harmed by MS' monopoly, that they should still benefit because MS could hurt them in the future. No facts to back up their case, just supposition of what could happen.

5. Comment - Microsoft Takes Windows Media to the Movies

   (Apr 4, 2003 - 11:16 AM)

   Check here for details on what this actually involves.
   
   Digital Cinema
   http://www.microsoft.com...film/digitalcinema.aspx
   
   Windows Media 9 Series for Digital Cinema Applications
   http://www.microsoft.com...epapers/dcinemaapp.aspx