On 02-Sep-00, Patrick Bartek wrote:
>> I have to keep shouting into the phone to ISP helpdesk,"I am not talking
>> abouyt my computer or OS, I am asking anbout TCP/IP (or POP3 or
>> whatever). The first question they ask when I phone is for my login
>> name. I. sure there is a note on my file, because they never ask
>> me now which version of windoze I am using.
>
> Theoretically, that's should be true on ALL systems -- TCP/IP is
> TCP/IP; but in reality MS always does thing just enough proprietary
> to make sure that current non-MS Windows software doesn't work
> completely right so one is forced to upgrade to THEIR software, which
> does. And as far as other computer systems, MS wants them not to work
> correctly; so you are forced to buy their OS and software.
Yes, it was more or less proved in the court case that they actively
work at breaking other Internet software.
Regards
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