Mary Jo Foley is not so sure that Microsoft and Apple will be forever joined at the hip, despite the two companies public posturing. Among the key reasons: “As services take over from packaged software as the big money maker, Apple and Microsoft increasingly will be vying for subscription customers. Streaming music/video will be just one area where the two butt heads. Watch for the pair to field warring e-learning services; digital-photo services; and online storage services in the coming months.”
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