Re: Another in a long list of ripoffs by Microsoft.....gotta love it

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From: Kokoro (kokoro_at_kokorolibrary.something.net)
Date: 12/27/04

  • Next message: Bill Baka: "Re: Another in a long list of ripoffs by Microsoft.....gotta love it" 
    Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:01:13 GMT

    In microsoft.public.win2000.multimedia, soinie ordered an army of
    hamsters to type:

    > On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:53:05 -0800, "Seraph00"
    > <Seraph00@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
    >
    >>It amazes me what Micrsoft seems to keep expecting consumers to simply
    >>accept and move on with. I realize that Windows XP is the flagship Os
    >>of Microsoft, and that it will remain so until Longhorn comes out on
    >>retail. However, that are many consumers that either cannot afford the
    >>expensive cost of upgrading to XP or who simply prefer an older Os.
    >>Afterall, the Windows 9.x line still does much better for
    >>compatability with older software and games than XP has ever done.
    >>With the release of the 4th service pack, Windows 2000 has gotten
    >>pretty rock solid as well. And yet, Microsoft continues to deny
    >>consumers. Even when there is no logical reason for it, there is no
    >>distribution of Windows media player 10 for even Windows 2000, much
    >>less users of Windows Me, 98, or 95. Likewise, there is still no
    >>distribution of the newest version of Internet Explorer that includes
    >>the pop-up blocker, or the spiffed up interface for any version of
    >>Windows other than XP. It's gotten to the point of being rediculous
    >>really. If Micrsoft wants users to be left with no choice but to use
    >>XP, and they don't want to offer their new software for their older
    >>Os's, then they need to offer free upgrade CD's to users of previous
    >>Os's in their product line. Afterall, even the somewhat occasionaly
    >>worthwhile software included in Plus! and Plus! Digital Media Edition,
    >>also require XP to be used. If it wasn't for the fact that Linux has
    >>no stable build out to support a wide variety of modern and vintage
    >>Windows based games, i'd be a hardcore Linux user already. As it
    >>stands, until Microsoft decides to either go back to seriously
    >>supporting previous customers and their older Os systems, or begins to
    >>offer a free or inexpensive upgrade solution, I fully plan on using
    >>Mozilla as my exclusive web browser, and using Winamp as my exclusive
    >>media player. Do to the huge compatability problems and other issues
    >>with the various versions of Microsof Office, I fully plan on being an
    >>exclusive user of Open Office as well. Each of those software packages
    >>are offered freely, with no restriction as to what Os your using. None
    >>of those give you gimped versions to download if you aren't using a
    >>certain Os. Likewise, any new versions are offered freely. Microsoft
    >>needs to really get with the game and work out a better solution to
    >>their practices. Otherwise, and trust me the day will come when this
    >>happens, whenever even one build of Linux offers rock solid support
    >>for being able to play Windows based PC games, Microsoft is going to
    >>lose thousands of customers and users. So if they want to put
    >>themselves out of business, I guess that is their choice. As for me,
    >>Microsoft products are on the bottom of my list for using from now on.
    >
    > I've been using W2k for several years and wouldn't think of upgrading
    > to XP. I'll take speed and stability over bells and whistles any day.
    > And I've also been using Mozilla exclusively for the past few years- I
    > have IE installed only because you need to for certain bits of
    > software. I never use Outlook Express as I like the mail utility in
    > Mozilla and have Agent for a newsreader. When I upgraded to WMP 9 my
    > computer slowed to a crawl and it created a bunch of other problems so
    > I uninstalled it and now use WMP Classic (unicode build). Look on the
    > bright side; you could have a MAC and be forced to deal with the lousy
    > variations of their OS. We at least have options...

    I know what you are both trying to say. I am a happy Win2k user too and do
    not want to upgrade to xp. Let alone longhorn. I fear forcing people to
    upgrade might have something to do with 'trusted computing'.

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