> From: "mrgmhale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, August 16, 2006 9:21 am > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sounds to me like they're trying to scare people into contributing > > more to Microsoft's upgrade revenue stream. > > What? You really think Micro$coff would use FUD to try to drive sales along > with a new, totally secure Operating System? They couldn't be that > heartless! Tell me it ain't so... My gawd, what is the world coming to?!?
I think that you forcing the wrong point. M$ is telling you to get your system updated to the newer FREE version. If you didn't run out of room in 2 gig then 4 gig will be fine. 2005 is faster then 2000 on the same equipment, at least on my production boxes. > heh-heh... Sounds like I can use the new Vista O/S as the Perfect Excuse to > drive even more revenue from my loyal clients. Yep, a new Vista Compatible > version of my apps ought to really please them... "Step right up, get your > impervious, totally secure Gil Hale applications - now new & improved with > Vista Compatibility (upgrade strongly recommended to ensure compliance with > The New OS Order)." So M$ has now set in motion that your CUSTOMERS should call you instead of you having to pull a sales call on them? Pretty crappy to have customers want to get a more recent version of software. I still have a used car lot system operating on a FOX2.0 system because they didn't want to upgrade. Is it my fault that I cleaned up a lot of code and table usage in FP2.5 and they didn't want it? I got Customer details cleaner, and better at capturing old loan data or in a much more user friendly manner. Oh and not to mention I wrote the sales end for selling your paper to third party lenders instead of it being just a tote the note lot. Cost was then 150. upgrade. > Yeah, that ought to serve humanity well, eh? I am sure glad I did not drink > the SQL Server Lite Kool-Aid. What's next? Lite Versions are not > supported, and all Lite Versions are replaced by the Full Version to ensure > Total Security? This is too funny... All I can say is: "Come Ed, let's get > to Atlanta so I can see Dabo!" I guess that your a company programmer that has a huge to do list and finding new fresh meat isn't necessary? For those out that that needs any free help in generating inbound calls this is good. I don't care if you make the changes and give them away for free as a download off your site. It gets you talking to people that you have maybe long forgotten because you did their work and you don't need to talk with them any more. This is probably the best free business stimulant that a small programming shop could get. How you choose to work with it is your own karma. Peace. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
