This is fabrication.... My system came without the disk... it did come with a microsoft sticker. When I called they gave me a key code and I downloaded the replacement windows xp ......no charge.
On Aug 29, 11:41 am, JSM <[email protected]> wrote: > Why is it people with money seem obsessed, they only want more money. It > is quite the thing. I learned a little something more about Microsoft > recently. If you buy a computer with microsoft system (Windows) already > installed, you usually don't get a disk of the system. No biggie, right? > Well that may be so but the system does eventually get corrupted. So what > are you supposed to do? Buy a "NEW" system of course, from your friendly > microsoft dealer. What if you wanted to repair your "old" system? > > Why would anyone want to do that you ask, besides not wanting to give Bill > Gates another 100 to $200? > > Because you (I) have hundreds of dollars invested in software and while it > is supposed to be 'compatible' that is not always true and often making them > so involves a lot of work and expense. It is often easier to just 'upgrade' > (i.e. pay more) to get new software. So how many of us really require a > word processor that does more than the old "WordStar" from the '70's'? > Probably not to many. It is like buying a vehicle that will do 100 miles an > hour or a truck that will climb over boulders, the times you use that are > probably nil, it is just the thought. > > So what am I getting at? I bought one of those computers without a 'system' > disk. Over time it developed problems so I went out and as the system is > getting old I bought a system disk for $5 to restore the system in my > computer. Just over write the old corrupted files with the new files, up > date the files and a new 'old' system, right? Here is what happens. There > is code in the system that won't allow this to happen. So when I tried to > upgrade the old system (as in a later release of the originial system) it > went into lockdown and wanted a "NEW" code before it would allow the system > to be turned back on. A NEW code. The one I bought and paid for years ago > would not work, it stated that one was in use. it demands a new one. Just > try getting to talk to someone at Microsoft (even if they are in India) > about that. > > Built in obsolesce. Clinton was perusing a law suit against Microsoft for > illegal monopoly of the internet but for not even a 6 figure donation to the > Bush campaign all they had to do was stall in court until Bush got into > office and 'bingo', the suit was dropped. > > So, what is the big deal? In the late 1800's Dupont had divest itself > because they had 60% of the explosives market. In the 50's Xerox had to > divest itself because it had 70% of the copy machine market. AT&T in the > 80's because they had 80% of the long distance market but Bill Gates can > have 98% of the internet market and because he greased the palm of some > crooked politician not only does he get to keep it but he can actively > pursue getting a greater share even if it means special code in his system > software that favors Microsoft products. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
