Re: Dear Microsoft

Mr. Gates, I thought you had retired.

You have quite an imagination. Enjoyed the read.

Cheers

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John Nagle
"VanguardLH" <V@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Draggonfodder wrote:

I think you have overthought all your problems and have come to the
assuption that your customers are bad people. So you have all these
security measures implemented that do nothing but screw up your operating
system and alienate your customers. People aren't stealling your
operating
system, they are trying to get the cost down to a level so they can
afford
it. Most buy the software then try to put it on more than one machine to
justify the cost. You have so many security measures in place that if
you
just replace your video card or upgrade your memory, you have to ask
permission from microsoft or they shut down your computer. Thanks big
brother. My solution is simple. Reduce the price of the operating
system.
You might think you would lose money but even you know that isn't true.
Say, 29.95 for home edition, 39.95 for home priemium, 59.95 for ultimate
etc. I believe you would be surprised at how this will help your image
and
reduce your activation costs. You may want to keep your activation
system
in place for places like China but your average American doesn't want to
do
anything illegal. I have some machines that still run your older systems
(win98, ME) and would probably upgrade to XP or vista if the cost wasn't
outrageous. Just something to think about.

Send me your credit card number and CV2 code with the name and billing
address for that credit card. I will submit a charge for $18,472 to
provide you with a version of Windows that is customized to your exact
static requirements with guaranteed compatible but which cannot be ever
altered by the customer once the credit charge has been honored. A
contract will then be forwarded to you outlining your requirements that
must be satisfied as the customer in designing your personalized
computing environment. That charge only applies to providing the
customized version of Windows. Guaranteeing 100% compatibility by an
application to fully and properly function under that customized version
of Windows will cost you an addition $796 per application plus the full
retail cost of the application itself. Any other customized appliances
beyond the initial system host will be negotiated at that time regarding
price and schedule.

You will first have to completely define a Functional Specifications
document regarding your needs for the operating system. Thereafter you
will need to provide the highly technical Engineering Specification that
details how you want the functions to be implemented. Once those are
complete, customization can begin. Customization will result in
converting the general-purpose operating system into a closed or
fixed-purpose OS over which every application and config change is
regulated and enforced in hardware. We will convert your
consumer-grade, general-purpose OS into a closed select-purpose system
over which we have total control in managing its hardware and software
setup and at additional cost to make further customized alternations.


Do you want a general-purpose platform that you can adapt to your ever
changing needs to support software that you do not create, or a
fixed-purpose and closed appliance, like a Gameboy or dashboard radio?


.

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