I've lost faith in both. I'm starting to wonder if these big corporations have stopped listening to their customer base in the free market and are now just pushing their own agenda on us to get us where they want.
I'd switch to Linux on everything, but they aren't much better. End users don't like the GUI interfaces on any of these OS's anymore. I've been an Apple guy for years, but I refuse to buy any of their new more proprietary hardware. Microsofts licensing is just a hot mess and not worth it. Give consumers what they actually want, not what you think they need. Thank you, Brett A Mansfield > On Nov 11, 2016, at 5:49 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Strange. My diehard Apple fans are losing faith in Apple. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > Midwest Internet Exchange > > The Brothers WISP > > > > > From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 6:47:26 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - Microsoft scratch-off COA > > I'm seriously considering buying an Apple notebook for my next PC.Getting > tired of Microsoft and all their shenanigans. > >> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:20 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> i think there is a guy at microsoft just solely dedicated to coming up with >> newer and better ways for them to be dicks. He was on an extended vacation >> after he got his massive bonus check for the licensing audit program. Then >> he came up with windows 10 licensing where its either hardware bound in the >> ether, or tied to your personal microsoft account, assuming you were the >> first guy to log in post upgrade, or maybe your reseller account, or hey, >> maybe its your COA, or its an OEM that may be bound to a COA key, or >> hardware bound. >> that guy is fa freaking champ >> >>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Apparently starting a few months back, Microsoft in their infinite wisdom >>> decided to cover part of the Product Key on their COA stickers with a >>> silver label and the word Microsoft. Turns out you scratch it off like a >>> lottery ticket, but they neglect to tell you this. So I ended up calling >>> tech support to see if I was supposed to peel off the silver label and the >>> guy had no idea what I was talking about. As soon as I tried to peel a >>> corner with my fingernail, I realized it was scratch-off not a label. >>> >>> >>> >>> Only an issue if you get box software with a COA sticker, I assume not an >>> issue with volume licensing. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as >> part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > >
