If MS blocks updates to only legit windows users, all the pirates are going to be forced switch to a more secure OS. It'll be the only way they can protect their PCs from their own viruses! If you ask me, MS is shooting themselves in the foot. Their precious "market share" is going to drop due to the pirates switching to something else. Not a good thing to be doing when Apple just announced they'll be compatible with Intel chips.
And who do you think pays for the maintenance of the cable?!? The phone companies spend millions of dollars every year making sure that the cable the runs to your house is free from defects. This year alone, El Nino has cost SBC over 70 million dollars in extra cable and service repairs here in California.
Another point which I'm sure you are unaware is that back before the divestiture in 1984, almost all cable in between central offices was copper. Since then, most if not all phone companies have upgraded their inter-office cable to fiber which is far more reliable. Also, the investment in a telephone network is not in the cable alone. In an era where we are consistently challenging Moore's Law, investment in faster transport technologies has been a requirement to keep up the pace. Very little of the government purchased network even exists in its original form compared to what is currently employed.
Don't get me wrong though, I disagree with SBCs tactics to stifile competition but as a service company, very few are able to compete in reliability.
How long do you think it'll take Microsoft to entrap hard drive manufacturers to bundle Windows preinstalled and then force end users to pay for a $200 license. (damnit I knew 80 cents a gig was too good to be true!)
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If MS blocks updates to only legit windows users, all the pirates are going to be forced switch to a more secure OS. It'll be the only way they can protect their PCs from their own viruses! If you ask me, MS is shooting themselves in the foot. Their precious "market share" is going to drop due to the pirates switching to something else. Not a good thing to be doing when Apple just announced they'll be compatible with Intel chips.
And who do you think pays for the maintenance of the cable?!? The phone companies spend millions of dollars every year making sure that the cable the runs to your house is free from defects. This year alone, El Nino has cost SBC over 70 million dollars in extra cable and service repairs here in California.
Another point which I'm sure you are unaware is that back before the divestiture in 1984, almost all cable in between central offices was copper. Since then, most if not all phone companies have upgraded their inter-office cable to fiber which is far more reliable. Also, the investment in a telephone network is not in the cable alone. In an era where we are consistently challenging Moore's Law, investment in faster transport technologies has been a requirement to keep up the pace. Very little of the government purchased network even exists in its original form compared to what is currently employed.
Don't get me wrong though, I disagree with SBCs tactics to stifile competition but as a service company, very few are able to compete in reliability.
How long do you think it'll take Microsoft to entrap hard drive manufacturers to bundle Windows preinstalled and then force end users to pay for a $200 license. (damnit I knew 80 cents a gig was too good to be true!)