____/ John Locke on Sunday 22 July 2007 19:30 : \____
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:45:46 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Bill Gates is a goblin
>>
>>| To a goblin, the rightful and true master of any object is the maker, not
>>| the purchaser. All goblin made objects are, in goblin eyes, rightfully
>>| theirs." "But it was bought --"
>>| "-- then they would consider it rented by the one who had paid the
>>| money..."
>
> Microsoft is still making noises about a subscription service.
They successfully tested it in some parts of the world, but people are not so
foolish. Office for rent (not just renting a licence to use it) with a
pay-as-you-go plan will make Linux seem a lot more attractive. Yet, it's the
only way Microsoft can compete with Google and OpenOffice.org /without/ just
turning a blind eye to piracy. It's Microsoft long-term survival plan. To
boost profit, they recently elevated Office support costs by 50% and they also
cracked down on piracy, played hardball with 'standards' bodies, and at the
same time saw customers leaving. It's not a sustainable plan.
--
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