An excellent put-down of vendor lock-in. For the good of the industry, I hope he's right, and the standards-based web continues (for the most part, i.e. overlooking multimedia) to thump vendor-specific solutions.<p>However, MSFT has a much greater ability than either Adobe or Sun to cram things down the user's throat. They have their 'update' services, their ability to bundle, and their presence on the desktop with which to nag. This could help them w/ Silverlight market penetration, a prerequisite for making that platform a competitor to the standards-based web .