Hello Tony, On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:11:21 +0000 GMT (25/12/2004, 03:11 +0700 GMT), Tony Boom wrote:
W>> They make money on it or they would't do it, simple as that. TB> So you get up for work every day, do a hard days work whatever it TB> is and you don't expect to get paid for it? No, I understand Watcher is on the same page as you and me, he is very clear that they do it for the money and not out of altruism. TB> What really fascinates me is the amount of people who want TB> everything for nothing regardless of the cost to anyone else. I asked everybody who insists that software or services like email must be free to also contribute an equal amount. Most of the "everything must be free" people are just takers, not givers. (I first wrote another word for "takers" but that would have earned me a trout.) TB> I don't expect anything for nothing, if I like something I pay for TB> it. If I can get something for nothing at the expense of the odd TB> advert then that's one up to me, no one else, me, I consider that TB> a result. Right, it's up to you. I myself prefer to pay for a good service rather than allow them to parse my email so they can "personalise" ads. The problem is that when you agree to them parsing your email so *you* get a free service, and then I send you an email, they will parse *my* email as well. I never agreed to that, so what do you want to answer to me? Is it still only up to you? TB> Because my money is staying in my pocket. Your pocket is closed to them, but your - and your correspondents! - privacy is wide open. I value my privacy higher than my money, but people apparently are different. TB> If I don't like the service I stop using it and I've lost nothing. TB> If I've obligated myself to a 12 month contract costing megabucks TB> simply because I don't want adverts and I don't like it then TB> tough, I got to stick with for 12 months. If you can tell me which ISP offers email services for "megabucks" without any testing phase, please advise. Or better, just stay away from them. 30-day trials are quite normal for software and pay-for services these days. TB> Merry Christmas. :-) -- Cheers, Thomas. One should never generalize. Message reply created with The Bat! 3.0.2.4 Rush under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
