RE: Microsoft thwarted again

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Walden--

What makes a Windoze box go out of date is Microsoft-- they release 
the latest version of Office/20xx-- with new features that everyone 
'needs'... or a new file format that the existing versions can't read.

In the first case, as soon as anyone in the office 'needs' the new 
feature, everyone has to have a copy to be compatible.

In the second case, everyone has to upgrade so that they can read the 
files that everyone else is creating.

--Paul E musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx





> I'm curious, what makes a Windows box "go" out of date.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.
>
> -Walden