Reader Keith Rinaldo wrote to tell me, "I can confirm that Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 2.1 works perfectly fine on OS X 10.7. I have been using RDP 2.1 since I installed OS X 10.7.0, through all iterations up to my current OS X 10.7.3 (awaiting a reboot to install 10.7.4) and RDP Client 2.1.1."

I checked this out and, indeed, Keith is correct; RDP 2.1.1 does indeed work, but how foolish of me to believe Microsoft because on its Web site : "Note Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac (version 2.1.1) is not intended for use with Mac OS X v10.7 (Lion) or later." Pretty much the same thing is written twice more on the .

I usually believe vendors when they say something doesn't work (but often I don't believe the opposite), but maybe I should rethink that rule. Even so, now that I've compared Microsoft's OS X RDP client to the free, (FOSS) alternative I wrote about, , I much prefer the latter -- it produces a better looking rendition of the remote desktop. Your mileage may vary.

Another followup is for something about in , the scheduled demise of Microsoft's support for Windows XP and Office 2003 on April 9, 2014.

I suggested that because XP and Office 2003 are still useful and relevant to so many people, Microsoft should do the right thing and release the source code to both as open source, and a lively discussion in the online article's comment section ensued.