__/ [ Linonut ] on Monday 22 January 2007 12:46 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>> Question: why do I need to upgrade to Office 2007?
>
> Answer: Because some asshole in your circle of friends did, and now you
> cannot read his docs.
Viral/network effect. Extend. Break older products in artificial ways.
Vista does a lot of this too. Think about the "premium content" that will
require that you buy new hardware with closed-source decoders.
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