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pootman wrote:Let's be fair to Microsoft, I seriously doubt they'd waste money on a company just to bury its products.
pootman wrote:Let's be fair to Microsoft, I seriously doubt they'd waste money on a company just to bury its products.
Not when they could bloat it up to 15GB and make it run like an asthmatic paraplegic sloth, to make their own products more appealing.
1slipperyfish wrote:i think you're being a bit unfair on uncle bill he only wants to be our friend, perhaps we've been having free software for long enough???
paul
ollie wrote:One of Microsoft's biggest purchases ran on open source software. It continued this way for about two years whilst they worked out a way to stuff it. And it has only taken another 3 years to "disappear" after changing to Microsoft Windows Servers.
Anyone remember a little company called Hotmail? The originator of web based email!
Lamb0 wrote:Yes, I still use Hotmail as one of my e-mail accounts. Microsoft keeps moving features into Live and out of "classic" Hotmail to force the issue, but I've no interest in tying my MEPIS to Microsoft. Once I get all my Windows astronomy (imaging) software running under WINE, I won't be booting into Windows as often as I do now - 2 to 6 times per month.
wyliecoyoteuk wrote:1slipperyfish wrote:i think you're being a bit unfair on uncle bill he only wants to be our friend, perhaps we've been having free software for long enough???
paul
whatever you're smoking, I want some
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