On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Jim Ryan wrote:
> I hardly think this is deception. Generating support calls is not in any
> companies best interest. Let's not look for evil just because the company
I agree... I don't think it's deception, I think it's just stupid... But
then I've never really thought well of their naming scheme, since they
started using years to name their products. To me it's a lot like telling
the consumers "this won't be any good next year" (which it turns out in
many cases, ends up being true, because everyone insists on upgrading as
soon as the new version comes out.. I'm mainly referring to Office here).
I've long been a fan of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and as that
applies to upgrading software, "if it still gets the job done, don't
upgrade." This, of course, is not in Microsoft's best interest... they
WANT you to upgrade every year (or every day if they can pull it off...)
--
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" "Who watches the watchmen?"
-Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347
Derek D. Martin | Senior UNIX Systems/Network Administrator
Arris Interactive | A Nortel Company
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