Imagine if Coca-Cola agreed to stock Pepsi in its vending machines.
While not a totally apt comparison, it begins to convey the upside-down sensation that came with Wednesday’s announcement that Apple Computer has introduced software that will allow the simple installation of Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system on Apple’s newest computers.
And now that we are thinking the unthinkable, here is one more: What if Microsoft decided to buy Apple?
As one commenter put it, if Microsoft bought Apple where would they (Microsoft) get their ideas?