Do you forget that Microsoft is a convicted monopoly?
I don't see criminal intent as much as an MS opportunity for lock-in / licensing.
As such, many actions that would not be illegal for others become illegal for them.
Dunno if that applies here though.
Cheers,
Ben
"good ideas and bad code build communities, the other three combinations do not"
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