When Microsoft releases longhorn, some hacker is going to release LonghornLite, and then we don't need to worry about that.Quote:
Originally posted by ShockAndAwe^i^@16 May 2003 - 04:16
Well after Microsoft releases longhorn with it's new "security features" that will halt all dl'ing of copyrighted material, platinum kazaa will look pretty good.
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OS systems like LINUX will become more popular and give Microsoft a run for their money. Good things come to an end. They always do. And Microsoft will not always be on the top. But somebody will.
The problem with Microsoft, is that they keep releasing a new version of Windows to the point that they charge you full price for it, every time , and a lot of people just end up using last years version, because paying a lot for something, even if a release is every 2 years, just doesn't seem justified. You literally throw away your old (but still working) version of Windows. Money out the WINDOW (no pun intended).
A lot of people only remember how much they spent for Windows. "It was just a few years ago, and I spent $99.00 for Win98?, I ain't ready of XP yet!", they say.
Thank goodness I didn't pay $399.00 for the legal copy of Visual Basic 5.0 that I have, because the release of Version 6.0 came too soon for me to dump a huge wad of cash for that. Already Version 7 (the network version) is obselete.
For me to afford everything I want installed in my computer would require me to fork out an extra 4 to 5 thousand dollars a year. 4 to 5 thousand I don't have. Hence the reason most people share files, since they believe that the software companies aren't hurting in sales on something they never would have bought in the first place, because they don't have money to buy it.
"You can't lose profits on a crowd who wouldn't buy anyhow", is their secret theme hidden in the dark corners of their minds.