I would agree to some extent.  I was not trying to introduce oranges into your apples.   In the 80's the owners of dBase, Ashton-Tate, found that they actually made more sales when they removed their copy protection which was common during the mid to late 1980's.

For the old timers they will recall CopyIIPC.

I find Windows with all it's draw backs to be more cost effective than Linux for the Desktop.  Twice I have attempted to go Microsoft free.  There is a substantial learning curve for Linux on the desktop.  I find for me it is best to buy a Dell with the Microsoft o/s pre-installed.  All I have to do is load a few applications and configure the network.

However I do prefer Linux over Windows in servers.  My Dev box runs Linux.  It is great.

I find most of this is just the cost of doing business. 




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Keith Smith
(520) 207-9877
PHP Programmer



--- On Fri, 7/4/08, Jason Spatafore <jasons@spatafore.net> wrote:
From: Jason Spatafore <jasons@spatafore.net>
Subject: Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 4:27 PM

On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 15:11 -0700, keith smith wrote:
> 
> So if someone decides not to go with windows and use Linux, is there
> not a learning curve there also.
> 
> What about the cost of learning a new programming language every 6 to
> 10 years?  Is there a cost to
 that?
> 
> Writing and re-wringing software is there not a cost to that also?
> Writing an app for DOS then migrating it to Windows, then more
> windows... then making it web based or browser based.  What next?
> Doesn't this cost too?
> 
> What if we were still with DOS?  WOW most of us would not have a
> job.  
> 

Keith,

I respect your view here. But I must ask you...why are you comparing
apples to oranges? Activation has absolutely no bearing on making a
product better nor does it have a bearing on *advancing technology*. It
was implemented to *reduce costs* and has not done so. I made no attack
on progress...I made an attack on wastefulness. Windows Activation is
100% waste. (Much like any activation.) 

If people want to steal, they will steal your product. Windows XP SP3 is
on it's way out....$20.00 says pirates have activation disabled within a
week of
 release. Don't punish your users for the immorality of a few. 


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