Cuddles,

That was a great post!!! I was unaware of the historical precedents that have taken place. Furthermore, it was encouraging to learn that MS and others have failed so miserably in times past to exclude non-proprietary software via hardware methods. I suppose the question becomes: "When will they ever learn that it's not going to work?"

By the way, with regard to MS as "something to be feared", the "OMG! MS is coming!" quote was hilarious. I think I cracked a rib while laughing.

Thanks for your input.