The IETF is explicitly named in one of the 2 links. And suppose that the
majority of PC users connected to the Internet stop using TCP/IP and
replace it with TCP/MS... What would be the role of the IETF in such a
picture? What kind of influence would the IETF have on µ$oft? What if
TCP/IP just disappears? Don't WE have to be afraid of an Internet under
one private monopolistic control?
Your fears appear to be based more on emotions than facts. To the best of my
knowledge, the TCP/IP stack that ships in Windows conforms to the IETF
standards and interoperates with the stacks that ship on other platforms -- it
is certainly meant to. Several Microsoft employees participate to the IETF,
volunteering a sizable amount of their time. Microsoft itself has a history of
working with the IETF, including providing financial support to the RFC editor
through ISOC.
-- Christian Huitema