And why in gods name would MS care about drumming up interest in hardware upgrades? Last I checked they didn't market any of the parts that actually need to be upgraded regularly. Intel, Seagate, and the Dramurai owe their businesses to MS pushing upgrades. But MS doesn't get squat from that side of things.
Yes, they do. It's a wonderful endless cycle:
1. Always supply an OS that taxes the hardware to it's limits.
2. People become dissatisfied with slow performance, buy new, faster hardware, which comes bundled with a new OS.
3. Profit.
4. Repeat as needed.
At the moment, that's a Republican administration more friendly to (read: owned by) big business than any in recent memory.
Then why were Enron, etc allowed to steal money
for the 8 years the Democrats were in power, and
only charged with crimes after their 'friends'
took office, hmm?
Using the same 'logic' you could say that the
Democrat DOJ was friendly to little Cuban boys.
> some people never quit their yakking. quit
> babbling and get the the point please.
Just skip over the long words. You wouldn't
understand them anyway.
Irv
#Come on geeks, if you can mod a case enough to #make a dual athlon not overheat in 3 seconds, #surely you can figure out a way to make a big #thick laser beam capable of cutting through a #car.
They've already got 'em. It's the batteries
that are the problem.
Why didn't Ford save millions by simply sticking
a 10 cent label in the glove box of those Explorers:
"If this thing falls over, it's not our fault!"
I am guessing Ford, GM, etc. have lawyers who
have already decided that they would lose big
time if they tried.
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And why in gods name would MS care about drumming up interest in hardware upgrades? Last I checked they didn't market any of the parts that actually need to be upgraded regularly. Intel, Seagate, and the Dramurai owe their businesses to MS pushing upgrades. But MS doesn't get squat from that side of things.
Yes, they do. It's a wonderful endless cycle: 1. Always supply an OS that taxes the hardware to it's limits. 2. People become dissatisfied with slow performance, buy new, faster hardware, which comes bundled with a new OS. 3. Profit. 4. Repeat as needed.
At the moment, that's a Republican administration more friendly to (read: owned by) big business than any in recent memory.
Then why were Enron, etc allowed to steal money for the 8 years the Democrats were in power, and only charged with crimes after their 'friends' took office, hmm? Using the same 'logic' you could say that the Democrat DOJ was friendly to little Cuban boys.
> some people never quit their yakking. quit > babbling and get the the point please. Just skip over the long words. You wouldn't understand them anyway. Irv
-- you can't always be sure that whatever these -- ideas are in your head were contributed by a -- cognition of ideas from that company.
Sure you can, providing it's a *good* idea.
I've worked for big companies for years, and
haven't seen any evidence of "good" ones yet.
Irv
>"Microsoft has a booth at the Expo in the section >intended for "new, up-and-coming companies"
This is great news, because, as we all know,
90% of those exhibiting in that "up-and-coming"
section will be out of business in a year or two.
Irv
--Hmm, then you won't mind unclogging my toilet? --When was the last time you had to touch --someone's poop?
At least plumbers get to use plungers and gloves.
You probably have to use your bare lips when
kissing the boss's ass.
Irv
#Come on geeks, if you can mod a case enough to
#make a dual athlon not overheat in 3 seconds,
#surely you can figure out a way to make a big
#thick laser beam capable of cutting through a
#car.
They've already got 'em. It's the batteries that are the problem.
May the forklift be with you.
Irv
Gee, I want some with Terahertz imaging ability... see thru walls, clothes, etc.:)
"If this thing falls over, it's not our fault!"
I am guessing Ford, GM, etc. have lawyers who have already decided that they would lose big time if they tried.
Irv