: for the first part I was paraphrasing; for the second part, I didn't say that
: what you said was inconsistent with what Microsoft said, I said that you
: were saying that how it would turn out to actually be would be
: inconsistent with what Microsoft was saying

But that's the same thing. I was trying to cast a vision for what it could very well have turned out to be, based one what Microsoft said. If you see a contradiction, I'd welcome that feedback.

I think discussions like this are valuable, actually.