Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 16:03:51 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>, lcremean@tidalwave.net, "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>, Matt Edwards <insane1@geocities.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PnP PCI modem Message-ID: <199901020003.QAA00912@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 02 Jan 1999 01:08:44 %2B0800." <199901011708.BAA97067@spinner.netplex.com.au>
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> It's all about control.... by Microsoft of course. That's what the windows > print system and winmodems etc are really all about.. Offloading the > brains into a piece of software that Microsoft controls and will never be > useable on something other than a Windows box. It's their way of making > sure it's always more expensive to run something other than windows > (including unix, OS/2, etc) and to keep a hold on the user by making sure > they cannot upgrade from windows. It's a very slick strategy.. They are > forcing the peripheral manufacturers to do their dirty work by making it > difficult to compete with the people who have submitted to microsoft > already. > > Or maybe I have been forgetting to take my anti-paranoia pills.. :-] No, you're about right. It's worth bearing in mind however that at least some of the peripheral manufacturers aren't all that *happy* about the situation; many don't enjoy being blatantly manipulated, and many more find it annoying that their product's performance is determined (and often destroyed) by someone _else's_ software. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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