I think, this isn't the move you all think it seems to be. It appears what this move is designed to do is move into the software as service industry. You lay the ground work with an old beat up OS, release vista to the masses after it's initial 2-3 year pay-for software. Then you just throw it out there, and start charging people for upkeep and all those other things that happen.
Microsoft is trying to remove liability from the actual software, to the maintence of something akin to free ware. Thats where the monies at because once they give you the drug, they just have to charge you rent on your house.
Plus, it gives them license to keep up the whole DRM schitick, because they'll have the always on connectivity required for this sort of crap, which means they can constantly become the software police of the IP age.
So, once again, i think ya'll being a bit near sighted, and I have to be all conspiratorial with my foresight.
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I think, this isn't the move you all think it seems to be. It appears what this move is designed to do is move into the software as service industry. You lay the ground work with an old beat up OS, release vista to the masses after it's initial 2-3 year pay-for software. Then you just throw it out there, and start charging people for upkeep and all those other things that happen. Microsoft is trying to remove liability from the actual software, to the maintence of something akin to free ware. Thats where the monies at because once they give you the drug, they just have to charge you rent on your house. Plus, it gives them license to keep up the whole DRM schitick, because they'll have the always on connectivity required for this sort of crap, which means they can constantly become the software police of the IP age. So, once again, i think ya'll being a bit near sighted, and I have to be all conspiratorial with my foresight.