>On 20-Jun-00, Rhett R. Rodewald wrote:
>>> If you are REALLY that dissatisified with the service he's provided,
>>> then I suggest you go and buy yourself a PC, and write Bill Gates a
>>> letter the first time you want a replacement CD, or a new feature in
>>> Winsock, and see just how far that gets you.
>>
>>> Off my soap box now.
>>
>>> Ron
>>
>> Actually, haven't you heard? MicroSplit is going to stop providing CD's
>> at all. Pretty much across the board. (If you're lucky you'll get one of
>> those "wipe your hard drive and set it back to "factory" settings CD's,
>> but no "Windows OS" CD.
>Well, if that was the case, I'd be kinda curious to see what you would get
>when you actually "buy" the OS. (yes, some people actually do that, or so
>I've heard) Perhaps a coupon to send in with your HDD, so the MS
>"technicians" can install it for you? (certianly prevents users from
>making stupid installation settings choices) ;)
Oh, you can still buy a seperate OS copy on CD, but if you've already bought
a computer with it pre-installed are you really going to want to pay for it
twice???
>Heck, so many PC (l)users have burners anymore, MS could save money and
>only make ONE for each OS version and just wait for it to get passed
>around. <big grin>
And MS's new policy is only going to fuel that -- because now everyone will
feel morally justified in doing so.
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Rhett R. Rodewald
Have you written your own real-time OS lately???
Set phasers to `humiliate,' Mr. Worf.
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