[suneel112]

Tristan Lall, in response to a response you made earlier, I am not mad at microsoft for not putting their software on linux. Since I am cynical, I am even surprised that they put it on Mac (although Microsoft was originally Apple's Software maker). What I was saying is that the Microsoft Cartel controls so much of the industry (either owned or through "contracts"), that they can "coax" "independent" software writers (who shouldn't care about what OS they write for) to work only for them (this was an issue in 1997).

I am not a mac lover either. Though i highly prefer macs over pcs, I know that the reason not all commercial software is on a mac is because of the exorbitant royalties involved. Microsoft has less direct royalties (smart), but has "contracts" (smart, but very dishonest).

P.S. I hate to argue with die-hard Microsoft Fans. You are entitled to your point of view and I am entitled to mine, even if my point of view is that everyone should write their own OS (which it isn't).