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Story: Microsoft keeps its open source enemies close
Posted by: Arthur B. (Tuesday 5 July 2005, 12:50 AM)
Yeah. Take Microsoft Office for example. People used to pay good money for concurrent licensing and get free licensing for their laptops and home computers at the same time. Noweday they pay tons more for non-concurrent use for each and every single PC out there. In other words, 10 years ago people would have called a rip-off what they say is a good deal today.
Basicly they still type the same things. Do the same maths. Still use a whole bunch of third-party tools to get work done. They could do that on a piece of paper. They could do it with non-Microsoft software. Or they could do it with Microsoft software. The diff? That really matters? You tell me, but I know which one is costing you the most overall.
Is that a choice? Maybe, some might claim that you have no real choice because you are somewhat brainwashed about it. But then I don't have 100 pyschologists on my pay list.
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Story: Microsoft keeps its open source enemies close
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Interoperability? What a joke.
MS fails to achieve... Anonymous -
any open source players looking to hook up wi... Anonymous -
Microsoft is stupid. The only true signal of coope... Arthur B.
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You can't trust Microsoft!!! There motivation is m... Jhon smith
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"There motivation is money, power and profit!... Jon
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Jon, I am a "normal person" and I like L... Anonymous -
In reference to my last comment a '... Jon -
"You can't trust Microsoft!!! There motivatio... Jhon smith
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Having to reactivation my copy of Windows XP Profe... Roberta Gallant
