On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:08:25 -0700, Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:45:58 GMT, David Harper ><devnull@obliquity.u-net.com> declaimed the following in > soc.genealogy.computing: >> >> M$ doesn't need encouragement. They invented the concept of "embrace >> and extend", remember :-) >> > "Embrace"? With a stiletto up the sleeve, targeted at the kidneys, > maybe <G> And "extend" implies they should still /accept/ the former > capability.... > "Embrace and Ignore" is probably more accurate <G> I've heard it said that "Microsoft follows standards the way that caribou follow fish".