Re: Is Zotob A MS Plot . . . .

"kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Vagabond Software wrote:
>> "kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message news:uXqgpcyoFHA.3256@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> . . . . To get their Corporate Customers to upgrade to XPSP2 & later
>>> to upgrade to Shorthorn?
>>>
>>> --
>>
>> I doubt it. It didn't even work to upgrade one particular corporate
>> customer to Windows 2000 SP4 from SP3. They (the customer) just paid
>> the $150,000 for the patch on SP3.
>
> LOL! MS will find a way to profit from Zotob, one way or another!
>
> --

Well, computers users are kind of like drivers. They'll just keep paying
whatever companies charge as long as they don't have to change their habits.

It's hard to find too much fault with the companies that profit by catering
to the consumer's preferences.

Carl


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