Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:57:41 -0400 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I've got a major question... Message-ID: <20190628085741.00004f06@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <23830.1302.518060.256402@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <20190628072716.7efaf909.freebsd@edvax.de> <wu7r27euugr.fsf@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <23830.1302.518060.256402@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:16:22 -0400, Robert Huff stated: >Olivier writes: > >> The very few times I need to launch Word, it is a version of 2003, >> bought in 2003, never paid anything since. > > I have heard it said 95+% of the people composing a text > document >only use abilities present in Word for Windows 2.0. MS did a survey regarding office a few years ago. Over 90% of the users where not aware that Office has a built in calculator. Most users have no idea what the true functionality of Office really is. Then again, most non-power users will never need that functionality. >> What puzzle me even more is people accepting to buy their cars >> through leasing: you pay every month, for 3 years, and at the end of >> the 3 years period, you have... nothing. While it may make sense for >> a business (fix cost every month, if the business stop its business, >> it has no car left, but a dead business needs no car), it makes no >> sense for individuals. > > Aesthetically, some people like driving a late-model car and > are >willing to pay for the satisfaction. > Operationally ... it is my understanding that - especially as > one >goes further up-scale - the lease includes a care package. The more >miles put on the car, the greater the value of free dealer-provided >routine maintenance. There may be other reasons, which are left as an >exercise for the reader. I lease all my vehicles, and have for several years. The cost is cheaper for starters. There are tax incentives if used for business. Plus, I like getting a new vehicle every three years. I lease for three years, but there are other plans available. Plus, the dealer picks up most maintenance charges. >> And it makes even less sens for something like software that will >> not stop working or loose its functionalities with time. > > That depends on the software. > If your program is _entirely_ stand-alone, then you're correct. > But if it depends on programs not under your control ... and >they're getting upgraded ... then it can "lose" functionality. > Example: Novell, or better yet Banyan, networking. I agree, this is something that has to be determined at retail. > For some, leasing is a bad deal and they should buy/find a free >alternative. > But if leasing were that bad, it wouldn't be a growing market. >(Plenty of stupid out there; plenty of not-stupid too.) I agree. The end user should always explore all options and carefully weight them against their actual needs, both now and hopefully at least 3 or 4 years down the line. More if this is a business venture. Unfortunately, most people never look past today. -- Jerry
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