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Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

Subject: Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
From: mpike@nmia.com (Mike Pike)
Date: 1999/06/30
Followup-to: comp.sys.apple2,comp.sys.mac.misc
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2, comp.sys.mac.misc
Organization: New Mexico Internet Access
References: <lDub3.219$8M.345@wormhole.dimensional.com> <354_9906221503@juge.com> <377810C9.7C57E0C1@earthlink.net> <gU5e3.107$cE6.2202@client> <7lauar$i5q$1@nntp6.u.washington.edu> <MPG.11e2d2aa53d8750498a3a2@news.alt.net>

Actually, in Microsoft's defense - I have YET to see them FORCE anyone to
upgrade....

WindowsNT3.51 has Y2k patches. that were free, NT4, same deal, win95, same
deal, win98 came y2k, but fixes have been applied that are free... Office
products - y2k patches.. free...

Forcing someone to upgrade would be not supplying y2k upgrades for free...
adding additional functions to the software is NOT FORCING someone to
upgrade, its asking for money to continue improvements... I have yet to
see MS force anyone to upgrade.... they may release new versions with more
features.. and if you desire the new features you should pay... but you
can still use your office 4.2 all you want...

Mike


Edward Franks (fortran@earthlink.net) wrote:
: 	There may be other things Microsoft tries to do to force upgrades, 
: but this issue (file format changes) isn't one of them.
: 
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: rgcud FAQ: <http://home.earthlink.net/~fortran/faq/rgcudfaq.html>

References:
- Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: "bedlam" <bedlam@dimensional.com>
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: sheercon@earthlink.net
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: !smentzer@ecom.net (Steve Mentzer)
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: gwangung@u.washington.edu (R. Tang)
- Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley
  - From: fortran@earthlink.net (Edward Franks)

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