From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sat Oct 12 2002 - 18:03:24 EDT
keep in mind, also, that MS will sooner or later, be only RENTING the
software, on a monthly basis..
don't pay your MS bill for that month and they shut you off..!
i remind all y'all (a bit of the south has rubbed of!) of THIS:
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html
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Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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E-Mail: bill at thinkpads dot com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ryan" <mike94109_at_yahoo.com>
To: "Mick McQuaid" <mcquaid_at_u.arizona.edu>
Cc: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: buying a thinkpad without microsoft
> --- Mick McQuaid <mcquaid_at_u.arizona.edu> wrote:
> > I believe that the original poster's point was
> > that he did not want to give money to MS. Your
> > way of telling them "to go fly a kite" leaves a
> > smile on their faces and extra money in their bank
> > account!
>
> Reality: Microsoft has a monopoly. And until the
> U.S. Government puts an end to it the computer
> consumer is apt to pay the Microsoft OS tax.
>
> But we don't have to play the Microsoft game
> beyond that. I don't buy or support any WinX
> applications. You won't find me advertising
> WinX via my header information. THAT's what
> hurts Microsoft and those who support Microsoft.
>
> Add up all you've paid over the last few years
> for Virus protection and all of that has been a
> cost savings for me. That alone is well worth
> the financial incentive - but throw the fact that
> I never fall into a panic of fear even thinking or
> worrying over a virus. That peace of mind is
> a million dollar's worth of incentive.
>
> Microsoft's game here is to get you to invest
> repeatedly. If you can avoid then you are the
> winner here.
>
>
> Mike
> from his OS/2 T30 ThinkPad
>
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