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		philwelch on July 25, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodbye, Apple If a significant percentage of Microsoft Office purchases were run on WINE, Microsoft would be forced to support that scenario. However, that's not the case.

smakz on July 25, 2009 | [–]

They would only be "forced" if Microsoft recognized revenue potential in WINE users, then it's a business decision.

fauigerzigerk on July 25, 2009 | [–]

So as a vendor what I should do is force my own customers not to force me to support their needs?

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