FOLLOWING A STORY The INQUIRER ran last week, we have received a number of complaints. Since these are from serious people, who drive company cars and use words like paradigm shift, and not just common techies, we feel we must treat these complaints in all seriousness.

So The Inquirer would sincerely like to apologise for the content of the story entitled Trident ends tear-jerking Windows scenes in picture houses.

A complaint was made by Elaine Hodson, Pr executive of www.neesham.co.uk, whose client Trident was not happy with the technical content of the story. Hodson also suggested that Microsoft had voiced similar grievances. Being sensitive creatures, Microsoft may have preferred to hide behind the skirts of Hodson and Neesham PR.

After a thorough internal inquiry, it has emerged that The INQ allowed itself to run a questionable story. The piece suggested Embedded Windows has a lot of useful commercial applications, an implication we are happy to withdraw.

We are also sorry if we suggested that Embedded Windows may be so powerful that ordinary users might find it hard to configure. A concept that Trident thought too controversial and painful for public airing.

We understand this not to be the case. We are genuinely sorry if we implied that Surrey based IT distributor Trident might want to make life easier for its clients. If that is not so, we are only too pleased to put the record straight.

Neesham, Trident and Microsoft can now rest assured that will never try to suggest, even in jest, that any of them are in any way interesting and approachable, and willing to help simplify technology.

You won’t be reading about Microsoft any more. Honest. µ