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From: Teresa Knezek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Compact Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, July 20, 2001 1:10 PM
Subject: Interesting abandonware issue...
>An Australian company distributes computers with old/unsupported MS
>operating systems installed...
>
>http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6625142.html?tag=mn_hd
>
>OK, it's about Windows, but if some kind of legal decision is made
>here, or Microsoft buckles on the obsolete copyright issue, this
>could have big implications for out of date software on *any*
>platform...
>
>-Teresa
The thing which stuck out in my reading was the statement that Microsoft
would consider heavily-discounted license fees.
How damned arrogant. Considering Mac System 6 and 7.5.5 are free
from Jobs, I'm putting away my deeply held critique of him for good.
Now Bill.... I'm gonna flame HIM for a while, until his organization gets
off
it's high horse about residual value of outmoded software.
Jeff
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