On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 06:14:03AM -0700, Linuxism CHANG wrote:
> This is not copyright. This is tax. And this is what
> Micro$oft wanna be in the future. Our kids are doomed
> to be the slaves of M$ empire. So sad...
>
> > In what other field of commerce or industry would
> > anyone be able to sell a
> > product on the following terms and get away with it?
> > You can purchase this car, but:
> > a. you do not own it, you are only licensed to use
> > b. you cannot sell it on without our permission.
> > i. when we bring out a new model you will have to
> > buy it, because the only
> > petrol you will be able to buy will only run the new
> > upgrade/model
>
Maybe more common than you think. There was a recent article in the
Linux Journal comparing MS$ today to IBM of the past. IBM used to only lease
it computers, and controlled the software you could run. They had the same
type of monoply as MS$ in its market. MS$ is obviously trying to move to
where IBM used to be, forcing its users to use only MS$ software and
refusing to sell them the software, only lease it to them. This creates a
dependable income stream and destroys the after market (used software).
Joel
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