RE: Microsoft thwarted again

In my case, every time I need to increase the number of my portable tablets,
Microsoft has forced a new Operating System out so you can no longer get the
previous versions.  And Guess What?  The stuff we wrote for the old opsys
doesn't work on the new one... <grrrrrr>  I still have pgms that haven't
been touched since 89 on my iSeries... - That is value.

Regards
Rick

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of PaulMmn
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 8:46 PM
To: Walden H. Leverich
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Subject: RE: Microsoft thwarted again


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What makes a Windoze box go out of date is Microsoft-- they release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I'm curious, what makes a Windows box "go" out of date.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
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