Well put Kirk! That's exactly what I though, it is truly sad that people aim all of this hate at Microsoft, when they aren't the first - and certainly won't be the last to charge more than a few bucks for an upgrade. Really when you think how much cheaper Wintel systems are vs. Mac systems or RISC Unix it doesn't seem so bad... -Tim ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ===================== "Solutions that Work" =====================
-----Original Message----- From: EXT-Moore, Kirk W [mailto:Kirk.Moore@PSS.Boeing.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 2:27 PM To: tbutler@uninetsolutions.com; SuSE Mailing List; 'Samy Elashmawy' Subject: RE: [SLE] Fundamental differences
Someone wrote:
Yep it was the win 95 upgrade poly that forced you to buy another copy of windows if you wanted any of the enhancements. I ended up waiting till win98 came out as by then I realy needed the fat32 support. That cost me 89.00 just cause I needed FAT32 suport. So yes I am still pissed off about it.
Kirk Writes in response..... I had to get off the floor, I was laughing so hard. You folks hate M$ so much that you cannot go look on thier web sites and download a free piece of software that did the convert to fat32. It was posted on the Microsoft Site for free download. I am sorry, but getting mad over something like that really amazes me. The upgrade policies for Microsoft may be stricter than most here would like, I do not mind paying 89.00 for software that I need. I paid 499.95 for a single user license of Microport... (anyone remember them). I have paid Sun's outrageous prices for software also... I had a Sun 3/280 with Eagle drives (at my house ;)), and paid Sun 900+ dollars for the tapes. So 89.00 seems cheap to me..... Remember SCO Unix, or XENIX. heheh Lets talk money and the foolish prices that we have paid... :)
It just tickles me.... It does....
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