Re: Coming to terms with Win XP after using Win 98
- From: John Doe <jdoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:42:11 GMT
Oh come on David Maynard, it's the same Microsoft defender argument,
about how Microsoft and its executives are helplessly at the whim of
Microsoft investors.
David Maynard <nospam private.net> wrote:
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> From: David Maynard <nospam private.net>
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> Subject: Re: Coming to terms with Win XP after using Win 98
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> John Doe wrote:
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>> David Maynard <nospam private.net> wrote:
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>>>ToolPackinMama wrote:
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>>>>JAD wrote:
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>>>>>"ToolPackinMama" <laura lauragoodwin.org> wrote in message
>>>>>news:YbidnRBIZI00ii7eRVn-sw comcast.com...
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>>>>
>>>>>>I change my hardware frequently, and for MS to demand that I
>>>>>>re-activate at full price after "one-too-many" upgrades felt
>>>>>>like punishment. I have been a faithful and honest customer.
>>>>>>I resent being treated like a thief, simply because I upgrade
>>>>>>frequently.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Me too .... However I hate the jackasses that spend every waking
>>>>>hour hacking the OS, to force MS into activation, AND I hate MS
>>>>>for not just charging enough to absorb the pirating... ;^i
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I can't understand why Bill Gates isn't a big enough man to admit
>>>>that he already has enough money. What's he afraid of: that
>>>>he'll be forced to eat McCheeseburgers, at any point?
>>>
>>>You'd have to ask the thousands upon thousands of stockholders how
>>>much money they'd like to lose.
>>
>>
>> In this thread, David Maynard is the first to pull out the "it's the
>> stockholders fault" argument.
>
> I said nothing about any kind of "fault." It's simply a matter of fact that
> *normal* people invest in a company to earn a profit, not toss their money
> down a toilet.
>
>> In fact, Bill Gates owns about 10% of Microsoft stock.
>
> A 'fact' that is irrelevant to the 90%.
>
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>
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