Re: Another 1.500 Job Losses - Time And Tiny Computers Go Under !


"Robert Henderson" <philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:UxuKwWfy1P7CFw6q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In message <Av5He.18330$Oe4.16524@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Stephen Glynn
> <stephen.glynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>>compatible hardware and software. RH
>>>
>>
>>That's nothing to do with manufacturers, though. If Microsoft have
>>neglected to make a new version of Windows backwards compatible there's
>>not much a computer manufacturer can do to remedy the situation. Or are
>>you saying that if the new version of Windows isn't backwards compatible
>>then it should be illegal to supply it, even to people who want it?
>>
>>Steve
>
> Sigh. The legislation places an obligation on both Microsoft and the
> hardware suppliers. RH

Thats a very 'blairite' solution, to believe that complex problems can be
solved by the passing of largely unworkable legislation.

Gaz

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