> Interesting read on MS
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1414128,00.asp
> > > Win9x is an unstable POS. And there are no games I want to play
> > > available for Linux. No, I don't have any choice but to use XP. Well,
> > > maybe Win2K but it doesn't have s good game compatibility as XP.
> > I doubt you really are forced to upgrade. It's only your hatred or envy
> of
> > Gates that makes you think that. And even if you are forced to update,
XP
> > is the better OS, by far.
> > Alanb
I am by no means a MS supporter; but they do make some good software,
comparatively speaking. And XP is MS' best OS to date, hands down.
But there are those who are not happy with Microsoft products. This has
more to do with Bill Gates than the quality of the software. While it's
okay for actresses and actors to make millions and millions of dollars (and
waste probably billions more, blowing things up and whatnot), it's not okay
for athletes or Bill Gates to make the same amount of money. I've never
understood why people feel this way, though I suspect it has something to do
with someone making a lot of money and enjoying it just the same.
As to the article about support, I don't think I've ever called MS for any
kind of help. Users these days are sometimes too lazy to fix problems on
their own, though I do understand the problem users would be in if further
versions of Direct-X are incompatible with Win98.
Granted, MS should support its products. But if you think about it, a
plumber who puts in a new toilet isn't going to come back six months later
and fix that same toilet for free, so I don't see how people think that
software support should be free.
And as to not supporting Win98, it doesn't surprise me that MS is going to
do this. At some point they have to, out of necessity. But too many think
that the reason MS is not supporting Win98 is because they want to force
users into using XP. I doubt very much if the Brass at MS sits around and
says, "Okay, lets figure out some ways to force users to use XP."
In the end it's all about dependence. The more a user is able to fix things
on his own, the better off he'll be.
Alanb
