No it is not something hilarious.
Microsoft has always been in cahoots with Intel, and now, with many hardware
vendor to make sure that new software released by Microsoft, Operating systems
mostly but not limited to it, will not work with hardware, typically more than
3 years old. The reason being? Microsoft forces people to upgrade their
software and operating system. Therefore, by upgrading, people will
eventually find out that their old hardware no longer works. Therefore these
people are forced to buy new hardware -- what's a $100 worth of equipment over
$600 or more worth of software?...
20 years ago, hardware takes 80% of the cost. Now it's the other way around.
More intelligent software?...I seriously doubt it...more like more bugs...
On 19 Aug 01 at 2:30, Federico Sevilla III wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 at 01:50, Orlando Andico wrote:
> > .. "Windows Printers," for example, might not run under XP. Internal
> > cable modems might not run under XP. Some "WinModems" might not work
> > with XP. ..
>
> Hahaha! They're the king of all incompatibilities.
>
> "Your WinModem will run under Linux as a LinModem but it won't run under
> Windows XP, I'm sorry. No, Microsoft has not decided to support such
> antiquated hardware as that? No, ISA won't work, either. RAM? If you have
> to ask you don't have enough. No, you must buy a new computer, and it must
> be all Intel. No, AMD or Cyrix are not supported. No, it won't even boot.
> No, your IBM hard drive won't work, you need to get Intel's new SCSI line.
> No, that monitor won't work either. Yes, you have to get Intel's LCD
> monitor. Okay, okay. Yes, thank you too. Goodbye."
>
> (Maybe I should have sent this to plug-misc? Anyway, replies about this go
> there, please. :) )
>
> --> Jijo
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