On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, George Toft wrote:
Think it will sell? $500 computer where the owner never needs to upgrade the software ever? (All upgrades are performed on the server, so the clients always run the most current version.) MS would probably try to kill it.
Anyway, thanks again.
George
Hi George; This is a VERY BAD idea. #1 Here in Europe a local call cost 10c per 4 minutes at the low rate time. Being "on line" would put me in the poor house very quick. #2 Why should I want to always have the latest version? To be bunt, it takes me longer to learn and get comfortable with software than it takes the guys on the net to come up with new. My wife is still using Wordperfect 4.2! #3 I don't want my private files on your machine. Yes, I know that you'll say "But, we'll keep it private!" -- BS if the suits in charge want them from you they'll get it. Why? Because you (or whoever) will not go out of business or go to jail to protect my privaty. #4 Like was said earlier M$ or whoever will love charging me & thee a few cents here and a few cents there. In the end it'll be big money. #5 A 500$ computer is no big saving now. Today I saw an ad, here in Germany where things are not cheap, for a normal 300 Mhz computer at 999 DM, about 588$. For me to even think about it, the computer would have to be free or next to it. (The anwser would still be "NO" :)). #6 One last thing, I can see a time when you buy a 500$ computer (or may even be given one if you use their service) you will be stuck with a certain provider. I.E. if you change from (for example) AOL to M$ you must change computers because it will not work on the other network. J I M ----------------------------------------- Jim Hatridge Germany hatridge@straubing.baynet.de Proud Linux User #88484 !!!!!!!!!! Micro$oft -- Ghostdriver* on the road to the future! (*German Slang for the guy driving on the wrong side of the road!) ---------------------------------------------- "If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people he should resign." Bill Clinton, 1974 - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>