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|    TOM WALKER to BOB KLAHN    |
|    MS un-kills MSSE for    |
|    12 Aug 14 08:14:00    |
      BK>TW>> I would recomend Passing on Win 8 and wait for Win9 to come out.       BK>TW>> Unless of course you can get a free copy of 8              BK> HG> If there will be any updates to Windows. M$ seems to be in       BK> HG> big trouble since they are firing up to 18000 workers world       BK> HG> wide.              BK> Well, let's see. I just spent a lot of time restoring a computer       BK> for my daughter, one the uses Vista. Once more I hate Vista.              BK> Now I'm hearing all sorts of bad things about Windows 8.              BK> Windows 7 didn't last long at all. I wonder why.              BK> Now they are already talking about Windows 9.              BK> This short cycle turn around with Windows versions is typical of       BK> failed Windows versions. IOW, they are not just screwing up,       BK> they are screwing up repeatedly.              BK> I trace this back to two things. Windows 98 where they realy       BK> started trying to control everything about computers, and their       BK> general drive to monopolize computer software.              BK> That was when Microsoft representatives committed perjury in       BK> court.              BK> I am of the belief that the constant invasion by computer       BK> viruses is also due to Microsoft writing software so huge and so       BK> controlling they have no idea how many places they are leaving       BK> open for invasion.                     Welcome to MicroSlime WORLD!!!       Saddly for the typical computer user they are the Only Game in town       I am amused that their plan to dumb down their operating system even       more, Windows 8, was a total failure and they had to backpedal a bit in       Win 8.1.       Also some big customers forced them to extend the New Computer       Installs of Win 7 on their machines, Which with a few tweeks is not to       bad.              Win XP though.       ---        þ SLMR 2.1a þ 0         * Origin: Fidonet In Your Language > DocsPlace.org (1:123/140)    |
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