Chris Tocq
Chris Tocq
aol hard pushed sign
I really think that AOL is going to have to be pushed real hard to sign on to this.
authorized case corporate except fix general large number outlook user
They've really done a 180 on this. The new fix that they have in Beta right now for Outlook completely removes programmability except as manually authorized in each case by the user. And this will break, frankly, a large number of corporate applications, but for the general user this is the right thing to do.
babies care gates happy taking
Gates is still in charge, but I think he's happy about Ballmer taking care of his baby.
ability desktop directly guaranteed leverage longer mean microsoft negotiate placement selling services terms
Microsoft would no longer have guaranteed placement on users' desktops. That would mean its ability to leverage the desktop in terms of selling other services would be severely reduced, or it would have to negotiate directly to get that leverage.
follow locally objects web
It makes storing objects locally or on the Web essentially follow the same process.
avoid degree integrate microsoft offers operating question sensitive services system web
The question is, to what degree can Microsoft integrate what's on the operating system with the services it offers on the Web and avoid tripping over the antitrust issue? I think Microsoft is very sensitive to this.
flesh pound sounds
This sounds like Adobe's pound of flesh to me.