[Eug-lug] Microsoft pledges to play fair... and seems to mean it. ( apocalypse expected for early next week)

[larry price]

pledges no retaliation against PC manufacturers promoting or
supporting OS's other than Windows. Open Standards, etc.

see for yourself:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/newsroom/winxp/windowsprinciples.mspx

I can only interpret this as a sign of weakness, or perhaps as part of
the cross licensing deal whereby they will package Duke Nukem Forever
with Windows Vista.