RE: Linux Replies(was WinXPActivation)
- Posted by eugtk at yahoo.com
Sep 15, 2003
--- Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com> wrote:
<snip>
> I dont like the activation policy at all and i know
> other
> people dont either. I also dont like what im
> hearing about
> MS trying to get their os software leased out in the
> USA.
> Instead of buying it, it would be 'rented'.
> I imagine this would mean a monthly charge like a
> utility bill.
<snip>
> Dont they think they have made
> enough
> money already? I dont know, but something is wrong.
Bill Gates has plenty of money already, but the
stockholders want a foolproof way to make more. The
only sure way to do that is to charge monthly fees.
Nice, predictable, and not likely to be affected much
by the economy, or even by the quality of the
software.
As it stands, in tight economic times,
companies are likely to put off upgrading to the
latest and greatest software - after all, what they've
already got is working. They might try to postpone
those expensive purchases for years, if necessary.
If XP gets bad reviews, people can avoid buying it.
This is no good. With monthly "rentals" Microsoft will
have a guaranteed income regardless of the economy. If
people don't pay, well, *poof* there goes their data.
Simple, foolproof.
Irv
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