[pchelpers] Re: Microsoft Hassling a Teenager
- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:59:20 +1300
In that case, who cares what they upgrade to? Many of us will sit back
with an old copy of windows 98 and watch them all go crazy. After all,
it does a great job, and the office software is more than I could ask
for. Who of us will sit back and not be bothered with the awful
silliness they do?
Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:
>Hi John
>
>It's going to get much worse. I wonder how far MS will be able to go
>before more than the current few number of people start realizing that
>MS is literally out to control our lives and wallets, as preposterous
>and bombastic as it is and sounds. Even conservative columnist John
>Dvorak has woken up. Check this out:
>
>Dvorak Online: Microsoft's Strong-Arm Upgrade Tactics
>
>Columnist John C. Dvorak thinks he knows why Microsoft decided
>to cease support of Windows 98 and Office 2000, and he doesn't
>think it's because the software is outdated. He believes the
>move is one way to force people to upgrade to new software,
>and that it could be a step toward what he holds is Microsoft's
>wish for a subscription model for OSs and Office applications.
>Dvorak does not paint a pretty picture. Read his column for
>all the alarming details.
>http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-408-1-1-149975-27424-1
>
>Ekhart
>
>
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