On Saturday 27 Sep 2003 11:45 am, Margot wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 27 Sep 2003 7:56 am, Margot wrote: > >>Dale Huckeby wrote: > >>>On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Margot wrote: > >>>>If I suddenly inherited Microsoft (hey Bill - I'm your > >>>> long-lost daughter!) I'd try to trace all the people that the > >>>> empire had ripped off and give them their money back, and then > >>>> give remaining unidentifiable funds to a suitable charity. > >>> > >>> Remaining? > >>> > >>>Dale Huckeby > >> > >>Some of the former M$ users may already be dead, with no > >> surviving family to claim their share, and some might not claim > >> because they'd feel too embarrassed at being "outed" as M$ > >> users, so the shares of the money that could not be applied to > >> rightful owners would go to the charity! > >> > >>Margot > > > > And many didn't bother to register their purchases. > > > > Anne > > But if they've used their M$ packages to access the internet, M$ > knows who they are anyway.... Death is the only escape! ;-)
Over the years I have bought 6 or 7 licenses for home use. I may have registered the first one (don't remember for sure) but there is no reason why they should know about the rest. I have never used IE or OE. I never used M$ updates before the lan was on a router, and those machines that have used it (2) would both report win98, so again, they just wouldn't know. So, when Margot gets her evil way, I will get recompense for one system, and a charity will get it for the rest <g> Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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