Gene Wirchenko wrote: > At 13:08 2009-10-01, Paul McNett <[email protected]> wrote: > > [snip] > >> Also, I don't want to hate Microsoft. I simply choose to use tools >>from developers >> that I trust, and try to show people that they really aren't locked >> in, even if they >> feel they are. > > Paul, I think you are limiting yourself unnecessarily. I am > willing to buy products from Microsoft even though I trust them to be > untrustworthy. If I just need a throwaway program where reliability, > etc. is not an issue, I am prepared to buy a Microsoft product. If I > have to count on it, I am much less likely to. > > Windows XP with my latest box was the last Microsoft product I > purchased. Mind you, had Windows 98 still been available, I would > have been fine with that. Just before that was VFP 9. Before then, > there were (in some order) Office 97, Windows 98, Publisher 97, and > Windows 95. Please pardon the long list. This goes back about twelve years. > > Microsoft obviously considers their self-interest very much > ahead of mine. I have learned to return the favour.
Why should I choose to use tools from a developer I don't trust, when there are open choices that I do trust? I purchase Microsoft products, too. I need to, to test my software on my customers' preferred OS. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
