As if they weren't greedy enough, they now have to embed spyware into the OS. Looks like Microsoft will be going to court again for something they should have been years ago, unfair business practices.
- Floyd
First reason is strong arm bullying tactics. They make deals with companies to use their software at a very low price, as long as you don't use software from the competition. They may not be the first company to do this, but this is a violation of the antitrust act.
They view almost anything else as a threat. MicroSloth is coming up with its own version of "Google Earth." They've made deals with Yahoo because they view Google as a threat. Why? I have no idea.
The first version of Windows was delayed because it ran faster on IBM dos than MS dos. They delayed it to make it incompatable.
The amount of patches they put out. If Windows were an inner tube, it would be so covered with patches that it would be unusable, and it would still leak. No wonder the new versions of Windows are so expensive. They have to pay for the patches some how.
I'd love to blame MicroSloth for the death of the Amiga, but that was mostly Commodore's poor marketing strategy. If I want to use a computer at home, I can get a Mac, try to make Linux do what I need it to, or go with Windows. God I miss my Amiga.
- Floyd
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As if they weren't greedy enough, they now have to embed spyware into the OS. Looks like Microsoft will be going to court again for something they should have been years ago, unfair business practices. - Floyd
This is the RIAA going too far. There is no copyright on knowledge of how to play. LET'S BAN TOGETHER AND LODGE A PROTEST!!!!
- Floyd
First reason is strong arm bullying tactics. They make deals with companies to use their software at a very low price, as long as you don't use software from the competition. They may not be the first company to do this, but this is a violation of the antitrust act. They view almost anything else as a threat. MicroSloth is coming up with its own version of "Google Earth." They've made deals with Yahoo because they view Google as a threat. Why? I have no idea. The first version of Windows was delayed because it ran faster on IBM dos than MS dos. They delayed it to make it incompatable. The amount of patches they put out. If Windows were an inner tube, it would be so covered with patches that it would be unusable, and it would still leak. No wonder the new versions of Windows are so expensive. They have to pay for the patches some how. I'd love to blame MicroSloth for the death of the Amiga, but that was mostly Commodore's poor marketing strategy. If I want to use a computer at home, I can get a Mac, try to make Linux do what I need it to, or go with Windows. God I miss my Amiga. - Floyd
I think all this outsourcing some day is going to turn and bite us. I could care less what any financial analyst thinks. - Floyd