If the MS train simulator will have the quality of MS Flight or Combat
Flight Simulators, that won't be disappointing at all.
Microsoft is doing many other games and simulators so the Train
Simulator should not be a surprize. This never prevented other companies
to develop similar, competitive products (some better, some worse).
Unlike flight simulators, there aren't many train simulators around so
any addition should be welcomed.
It is unfortunate that SJL's mail below uses the forum for typical bad
mouthing purposes instead of evaluating the merits of a new train
simulator (which is not out yet, not even in Beta version).
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen J. Levine [mailto:sjl@p...]
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 1:16 PM
To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Microsoft Train Simulator
What is Microsoft doing in the train simulator business? Is Bill Gates
also
a train buff?
Is this another example of Microsoft's monopolistic urges?
The reason why the question comes up is that Microsoft, already having
problems with software meeting open system standards, has recently
announced
that they are going to drop Java, which is an open system standard, and
develop their own proprietary language in its stead. What makes this
especially bad is that Microsoft has a track record of developing less
robust systems that end up supplanting more robust ones.
sjl
Ed DeRouin wrote:
> hold-on@s... wrote:
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> > Ed
> > Sounds too much like work to Me
> > SJH
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> >
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> SJH
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> Did I mention that they paid cash for my opinion?
>
> EMD
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