One thing no one can deny is the success MS has been in marketing both a
concept (computers that are easy for anyone to use) and the products (Win,
Ofdfice, etc.) to addict the consumers. IMHO, they could have been a highly
successful and well-respected company if they hadnt let greed get in their way.
I admire people who convince others that they are selling something that you
cant do without. But, by comparison, when the crack dealer wants to make more
money from me and from more and more of my friends, they let their own greed
take control of their marketing. When MS crossed that line, they became a
dealer. They became addicted to my wallet after they addicted me to their
software. Fortunately I found a recovery program - Linux and Open Source
software. I cant say that my addiction is totally cured (I still dual-boot to
W98), but I am well on the way to a complete and total recovery.
On Mon, 06 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Jim
> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 7:55 PM
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: Re: BSA ads
> >
> >
> > I stand corected - no one ever 'owns' a MS product that they
> > purchased here in
> > the US. MS 'licenses' the priveledge to use the software that it markets
> > (note: markets - MS is a vendor of computer software and that has no
> > implication of how they came to acquire the priviledge of being
> > in a position
> > to market it). However, MS believes it is well within their
> > endless corporate
> > power to force customers to prove that the customer has obtained
> > the proper
> > licenses to use the products that it markets to them.
> >
> > Personally, I am happy to see MS trying to enforce its marketing
> > license. Can
> > anyone think of a better way to stir the braindead governmental
> > and corporate
> > licensees? The more MS exhibits its power, the more people will think.
> > When people think, they realize that being held hostage by a software
> > marketer is not in their own best interest.
> >
> > --
> sounds kind of like the candyman now wants you to pay him for the candy that
> you are now addicted to because heretofore, you have been getting it bundled
> in the computers for next to nothing. Not ready for Office 2000 yet? No
> problem because Microsoft.Net is on the way! Gee...let's go with ASP. But
> hey, Internet Explorer is free.
>
> ;-)
>
> America, ya gotta love it. If your commodity is heroin, you can do serious
> jail time but if your commodity is a license to use (but never own) a word
> processing program, a spreadsheet program, an OS, etc... you get big
> dividends.
>
> I guess their giveaway program is now officially over ;-)
>
> Craig
>
>
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Jim
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