re: Windows XP. It's Just an O/S!
Saturday, August 18, 2001 at 10:28 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by david wright
(2 messages posted)
It is clear that you ignored most of the responders argument because there is really
no way to aviod the conclusion that Microsoft is a greedy and trecherous monopoly.
In order to buy a computer (or a new piece of software), you have to buy into Microsoft's
latest and greatest operating system, and in order to make it compatable with other
computers, you have to upgrade the hardware and software plus relearn all the things
they keep changing, like default directories, template files, menu items and so on.
The ID codes are just one more tedious, condesending hassle that Microsoft forces
you to go through.
What puzzles me is that there is absolutely nothing new here; people have been saying
these things (over and over again) for a long time now, and I don't think it is very
profitable to ignore the obvious. Microsoft will continue in their tedium and trechery
and there is really nothing that can be done about it because they have shown they
really don't give a hoot.
Annoyances.org Webmaster wrote:
>If nothing else, Windows XP will finally give us the stability of Windows NT/2000,
>and the industry support of Windows 9x/Me. Sure, nobody wants to blow another $100-$200
>on more empty Microsoft promises, but then again, most of us will get XP preinstalled
>on a new computer, or via a cheaper upgrade. Stay tuned to Annoyances.org for tips
>on the best deal, as well as how to make XP bearable!
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| |  | Disagree (esto: Tue, Jun 25, 2002, 12:19 pm) |
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