Yes, but I think the point that Cringely was making is that MS could deliberately cause the internet to become crippled with DDoS attacks with the Windows XP. So if they've already built in a new version of TCP/IP without telling anyone then when the internet 'crashes', everyone using winXP could discover that they have access to a new internet. With 100 million users Cisco would have to be pretty dumb not to move quickly to make sure a non-crippled internet was available otherwise who'd get the blame? Surely not Microsoft?
I hope it won't happen. Matthew Sackman On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 10:57:22AM +0100, P Kirk wrote: > Lets suppose that someone launches a proprietary version of the > Interent, called MSN or AOL for the sake of example. It will have to be paid > for. The free Internet will remain free. It cannot be taken away from > us. And even if the new proprietary version were subsidised for a few > years and thus got the majority of people used to it, when the price > gets passed on, people will return to the free Internet. > > That's why I think Cringely is a little wrong on this score. I remember > in the mid-90s the English football clubs tried to charge for access to > the "official team web sites." It failed because the fans own sites > were free, more passionate and better informed because they weren't > filtered by Pr/marketing types. Anyone chucking a few billion into > replacing the free Internet will have to have a very convincing case as > to how they can get their money back. I can't see what that case would > be. > > -- > > Patrick "sig free and joyful"" Kirk > > GSM: +44 7876 560 646 > ICQ: 42219699 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Matthew Sackman Nottingham, ENGLAND Using Debian/GNU Linux Enjoying computing It said 'Required Windows XP or better.' So I installed Linux. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Matthew Sackman Nottingham, ENGLAND Using Debian/GNU Linux Enjoying computing It said 'Required Windows XP or better.' So I installed Linux.
