This is scary ... unless you use an O/S that is available in
offline storage format, like Linux.
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Subject: [LINK] Microsoft, at it again, "the consumer is king" NOT
Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 08:55:20 +0930
From: Brenda Aynsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: Internet Support Services
To: Link List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,oz-teachers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Microsoft is implementing a policy of not providing a CD of the
operating system when you buy a new machine.
....
Full text of article at
http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,16563,00.html
"It's likely many PC buyers will be caught by surprise. With
Microsoft leaving explanations to the system vendors, many
customers won't know what they're getting until they open the
box. And inevitably, some won't realize they don't have a backup
of their OS until disaster strikes."
cheers
brenda
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