Re: Ancient wares and present values

[Paul Guertin <pg@sff.net>]

Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:

> M$ has no sense of humor at all about piracy. Don't even think of calling in for
> help unless you can prove that you are the original buyer of software.

Better yet, don't think of calling M$ for help, at all.

In my experience, individuals calling Microsoft for tech support
will spend a long, long time on the phone, repeating their story
to technician after incompetent technician, only to be told that
"it's not a bug, it's a feature", or "wait for the next beta---
I mean version".

If you want good support, free software is the way to go.

The situation might be different for corporate customers, but they
pay through the nose for support.

Paul Guertin
pg@sff.net