If I recall correctly, Flight Simulator originally came from a company called SubLogic. MS bought the rights to it and carried it forward.
Years later SubLogic tried to make a comeback with another Flight sim, Airline Transport Pilot. MS took them to court and held up the release because SubLogic referred to themselves as "The Flight Simulator People". Sublogic fought them as long as they could, then finally gave in and changed the name and released the program. Sublogic went belly-up shortly thereafter. :( Ls -----Original Message----- From: Bill Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:43 AM Subject: [NF] -- Glutton for Market Share "This column, if you strip out the specifics, could've been written anytime in the last 20 years. But writing it now is more relevant than ever for we are truly at a danger point. The problem? Microsoft wants it all. If there's a dime to be made, Redmond wants the whole 10 cents. In categories it invents (think hard to remember the last one, maybe Flight Simulator?) that's fine. Create a new category, build a brilliant product, and reap the rewards. That's the American way. In the early days Microsoft went after large, entrenched companies like Lotus, which at one time was far bigger than Microsoft. Sure, Microsoft leveraged its desktop monopoly, but in the end Lotus was simply outsmarted -- as was IBM -- a company whose tab for two-martini lunches used to exceed Redmond's yearly income. I could live with this, and, in fact, enjoyed watching these giants get knocked around. But with the big guns defeated, Microsoft is turning to smaller players, and now nearly every third party is in the Redmond cross hairs." <http://www.redmondmag.com/columns/article.asp?EditorialsID=1444> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this e-mail message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Merle Norman Cosmetics. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
