Rick Schummer wrote: >>> If we kept the PC exactly as it was sold to you then maybe they would be >>> able to offer a longer >>> > warranty, but we don't so they can't.<< > > I am not referring to a warranty Adam. The operating system manufacturers do > not support the other > software you load on your machine today. All they support is the core OS and > the applets that come > with it. I am talking about security patches and holding all operating system > manufacturers to a > standard that they fix the discovered (and hopefully the undiscovered) holes > for a longer period of > time for the safety of their customers. > > You can trick out your car as much as you want. If the gas tank has an > engineering flaw that causes > the car to blow up under certain circumstances the manufacturer places a > recall and it gets fixed. > It has nothing to do with the fact you put in a new accelerator pedal. If you > replaced the gas tank > with your own they really can't fix it. >
Sounds to me like it all comes down to managed computing---how much influence/control do you want the OS maker to have on your daily computing life? Some want M$ to handle all of it; others don't want anyone else's hands in the mix but their own. There are different kinds of users, obviously. -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com 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.
