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- Subject: [dist-obj] Re: Hailstorm => Microsoft Domination of WWW
- From: Albert Scherbinsky <alberts@rogers.wave.ca>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 15:29:08 -0400
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Albert Scherbinsky wrote:
>
> Is Microsoft's Hailstorm to level the playing field or to
> level the competition?
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/net/hailstorm.asp
>
> 1) Is Hailstorm the next step in Microsoft's complete
> domination of the WWW? They already control the basic
> software infrastructure, the web browser.
>
> 3) With Hailstorm do they intend on controlling a global
> security system and access to all personal information?
>
> 4) Are there any efforts to compete with Hailstorm?
Apparently the people on the gnome project are working on a
Passport/Hailstorm work-alike called DotGNU:
http://news.gnome.org/994701370/
http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s%253D1582%2526a%253D7651,00.asp
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