Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:03:54 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> Cc: Erick White <erickw@taurus.oursc.k12.ar.us>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Judge: "Gates Was Main Culprit" Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911161953330.54981-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <001001bf306b$23222f20$021d85d1@youwant.to>
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On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, David Schwartz wrote: > Right, this is progress. If you want the features of Kodak Advantix, you >need an Advantix camera. And that means you need Advantix film. And of >course, your film processor needs a machine that can process that film. To >get the advantages of newer technological developments, you need a new >everything. This is really evidence that Microsoft does not operate by >locking people into inferior developments but actually by continually >reinventing its products to keep them leading edge. I agree. But is it likely Kodak will 'revise' the advantix in 2 years, and tell everyone their old cameras won't work with the new film? A revolutionary new film may come out once a decade. Why should an OS *require* an upgrade every 2-3 years? There are still people running apps on FreeBSD 2.2.5 and they work fine. > I still use Windows for my desktop machine and for the machines my kids and >I play games on. It still works better. It's not a big deal if your desktop >crashes. Servers are another story. Not a big deal? Have *YOU* ever lost important data because of a windows crash? Sure, a really cool sports car that breaks down a lot is not a problem if you can have a tow truck follow you everywhere you go. > > DS > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > -jonathon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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