Re: [ros-dev] Google Integration was: My attitude

[David Hinz]

Well, I didn't say our goal should be hurting or destroying Microsoft, 
but as far as I know our goal is to create a working Windows NT 
replacement. And that means, that we actually want to replace Windows.
And this is the point, where Google enters the stage, they want MS to 
earn as less money as possible, so that MS isn't too dangerous for 
Google. And how could you hinder Microsoft from earning money? Right, 
you 'just' have to steal them their platform they need for their 
business, Windows and Office (Microsoft knows, why they are producing 
the Xbox, it's a completely different business, so if the Windows and 
Office business goes down, they make their money with the Xbox). And 
what would be the best thing to pull people away from Windows and 
Office? Right again, it's something that is compatible and similiar, at 
the moment this would be OpenOffice and ReactOS. And as I mentioned in a 
previous mail, they are actually working together with Sun, in order to 
support OpenOffice.

I think, it would be hard to convince Google, but I see a chance for a 
very close relationship with Google, as both sides would profit of it a lot.

Greets,

David Hinz

Royce Mitchell III schrieb:
>   Brian wrote:
>  
> >   I guess I can see where you are coming from, but
> > there is the whole 
> >  sun thing... The simple fact that they already have a partener,  who 
> >  owns an OS arch. means alot. To jump on ReactOS, they would have to be 
> >  convinced that ReactOS was worth it (that it was an equal, or better 
> >  than MS WinNT), and that it wouldn't cost them anything (porting 
> >  wise). I think that such a task is posible, becuase as you said, 
> >  Google would gladly jump on the chance to take pennies from Microsoft, 
> >  and ReactOS can make that posible. 
>  
>  Despite how certain members of the community might feel towards 
>  Microsoft... officially the ReactOS community is not out to hurt or 
>  destroy Microsoft. After all, Microsoft is the one that brought us the 
>  Windows platform we're so desperately trying to emulate.
>  
>  I think this line of conjecture is inappropriate, particularly in this 
>  medium, and should be ended, or at least taken elsewhere.
>  
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