I have heard a number of rumors about Microsoft that have me concerned.
1.Plans to drop ODBC support on SQL server.
2.Plans to drop JAVA (JVM) support on windows XP (Not JAVA Script)
3.The mandatory registration of any installed product over the web. (I don?t have a problem registering products but I do have a problem justifying myself when I format my hard drive three times)
The first two items remind me of the mid 80?s when we needed to make sure we were IBM compliant or else we were probably not going to be able to run the software we wanted to, even though their were better products in the market. I felt we were making progress with JAVA with the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) and JDBC (Based on ODBC) to leave platform dependency behind.
I am beginning to feel as if I am being force into Microsoft and even though they have some excellent products, I begin to wonder what the future has in store and if Microsoft is interested in any standards that they don?t develop them self or own.
