I wasn't goint to bite but what the heck - If I want to replace a part on my Pinto I don't have to go to Ford.
I'd have no problem with MS telling folks to jump in the lake if they allowed someone else to got jump in and save 'em. On 5/5/05, CW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seriously (and here's where I will get catcalls) this is why I wish MS -did- > have a way to force more people to literally upgrade; If you're still running > Win98, etc. I'd prefer they almost say "sorry, we don't support that product > at all anymore" > > You can say "oh, that's unfair" but call Ford and see if you can get parts > for a Pinto. Or Chevy if you can get parts for a 68 whatever; you have to go > aftermarket. > > At a certain point, it's true of all products, software is not the exception > to the rule. I've had to replace books because they were tattered (See: > Hitchhiker's Guide, Discworld, Dune and numerous others). > > Call Apple up and see about getting support for Mac System 7 or your Apple > Lisa, they'll tell you to jump in a lake. > > CW > > > -----Original message----- > From: "G.Waleed Kavalec" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 12:00:23 -0500 > To: The Hardware List [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] New MS rule > > > > Does anyone > > > see this as simply a drive to make people to upgrade to XP. > > > > > > > And a drive for an easy $15 ;-) > > > > -- -jmg Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. Henry Brooks Adams [1838-1918]
