Things have turned "nasty" in cyberdom for the year 2008.

We have returned to the days of the "platform" and "compatability" WARS of more than decade ago. Eventualy "Netscape" lost the war ... to latter "win" the battle in court ... and "for sins committed" a non-profit foundation Bill&Milinda-Gates ... enriches the educational pockets of school administrators inside multiple "gifts" delivered under multiple tags.

Bottom line:

Reverse compatability NO MORE!

New media will not play on old software and old platforms (DOS 3.0, Win 97, 98, 2000, ME)

MS is again developing a web presence that does not like (or play well with) others on the "internet playground" Lynix, Opera, Mozilla (one of the very first 17 years agao to go "head to head")and a host of two score more.

MS was anticipated to reveal some of the new 2010 this week...they did not.

Good news ... the internet is returning back to the control of the "geeks".

Bad news ... if you want to play...you either learn ... or pay. Some folks will be mining pure gold as we transition from the final analog to fully digital

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

...Full disclosuer: I have invested funds in MSFT, INTC, BMFD, and MAX-Speigel ... no trading transactions will occur within 60 days of this posting...and the opinions expressed are the sole expression of the author.