[plug] M$ running scared

[The Thought Assassin]

On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Michael Hunt wrote:
> Microsoft's Craig Mundie criticizes the GPL at an Australian conference.
> "The problem with general public license advocates is that they don't
> understand that people need the opportunity to commercialize software".

He then tries to justify this: "If commercialization was cut down,
investors would not support research and development in the IT sector"

Which I kind find of laughable, but I got me thinking:
When was the last time a real software innovation actually arrived in
commercial, off-the-shelf-payware form?

I can't think of anything within the last ten years, but I'm sure that
must be my lack of imagination. Any ideas? Let's try to salvage some kind
of dignity for this deluded Microserf. :)

-Greg