>And what makes you think they will do the same? Decades of history, and their own self-interest. >Fact is you have no idea Sure I do. They've acted this wa

>And what makes you think they will do the same? Decades of history, and their own self-interest. >Fact is you have no idea Sure I do. They've acted this way for decades, under various different management. To think they're suddenly going to become some nice, ethical company is sheer lunacy. >and all signs point to a more open MS that has learned that simply throwing their weight around won't work anymore. What signs? I haven't seen any. They've done stuff just like this before, and it always turned out badly.