Sorry, no Apple for you, Microsoft
Two interesting news items breaking just hours ago -- Microsoft always manages to get on the bandwagon at Macworld...
Todd Bishop of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter has an interesting piece on a new play by the Microsoft hardware group....
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It's not every day that Microsoft Corp. asks to put a competitor's logo on one of its own products. And the kicker is, the answer was "No."
In a first for Microsoft's hardware group, the company is developing a keyboard designed just for the Mac. But regular Mac users will notice there's no Apple key.
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See: Seattle News Source
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"Mac Keyboard"
... but then in another "Successful Collaboration"
Microsoft Commits to New Versions of Office for Mac
Microsoft Corp.'s Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) announced at Macworld Conference & Expo 2006 a formal five-year agreement that reinforces Microsoft's plans to develop Microsoft Office for Mac software for both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs.
The Mac BU outlined several upcoming improvements to Entourage 2004 for Mac and said it plans to build converters to read the new Microsoft Office Open XML Formats. The commitment agreement and product announcements emphasize the cooperation between the two companies and serve as significant indicators of Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the Mac platform.
Source: www.microsoft.com/mac
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