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RE: Microsoft thwarted again

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Walden H. Leverich wrote:

as opposed to WinDoze boxes going out of date every
year or so


I'm curious, what makes a Windows box "go" out of date. Sure, older
boxes may not support newer technology, but if you're looking for a
simple text-based interface, isn't DOS still viable?

To the best of my knowledge, there's nothing in the Windows codebase
that causes the OS to expire, or stop working, after a year or so.
Upgrades are driven by a quest for the new features of new versions
because the business requires them. If the business needs didn't change
I see no reason that the Windows OS would have to.

I believe most companies (and regular people too) upgrade not for new features, but in the hope that the newer product will work!

The iSeries is a great example. Many people don't upgrade because it works. There is no need to upgrade it. Windows often doesn't work. So people upgrade hoping that this time, it will be different.

James Rich

It's not the software that's free; it's you.
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