In this post the author said, "Microsoft will usually come back with a cut-price offer, something the company never used to do".
In some form that is true. Originally Microsoft gave away the OS with the computer just so they could get their foot in the door. They got people so locked into it that they knew if they had a unique interface then people couldn't leave.
When people start to get a handle on a small application, Microsoft builds that functionality into the operating system. When someone tries to generate the same "look and feel" or just has a name somewhat like their's. They sue until they get their way.
Microsoft Always Will Be A Monopoly. They use the tactics of a monopoly and the only way to fix it is to not use or purchase their software and hardware. There are plenty of other solutions and if you have the capacity to be using another. You should be.
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Yeah... The file is down. =(
Got a copy or a link to a copy?
Wow...
A high slashdot id is an easy determinant of your intelligence and your time spent in the computer industry?
I wish I would have known. Now my intelligence and computer knowledge is stunted by a simple AUTO_INCREMENT.
In this post the author said, "Microsoft will usually come back with a cut-price offer, something the company never used to do".
In some form that is true. Originally Microsoft gave away the OS with the computer just so they could get their foot in the door. They got people so locked into it that they knew if they had a unique interface then people couldn't leave.
When people start to get a handle on a small application, Microsoft builds that functionality into the operating system. When someone tries to generate the same "look and feel" or just has a name somewhat like their's. They sue until they get their way.
Microsoft Always Will Be A Monopoly. They use the tactics of a monopoly and the only way to fix it is to not use or purchase their software and hardware. There are plenty of other solutions and if you have the capacity to be using another. You should be.