Hi Bill!
This point, the new EULA, the issue of charities using legacy OS - going
too far is a good way to put it.
Regards,
Pete
At 05:37 AM 6/12/03 -0400, you wrote:
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>Yup, it's like writing on the wall.
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>At the same time, this very situation is going to present real potential
>for Linux or some other competitor, because it's on this point that MS
>will have gone too far. There is a WORLD of difference between using
>computers for what they do and a required connection to anything.
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>Bill
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>The last 2 sentences are the most interesting.
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>Malcolm
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>" ... What is important is the underlying reason for all this-and it's
>not computer security. Microsoft wants people to get used to the idea of
>24/7 online connections to Microsoft."
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