Microsoft tipping

[David A. Bandel]

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On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:57:31 -0600
"Andrew L. Gould" <algould at datawok.com> wrote:

[snip]

> >
> 
> "More is better.  Change is progress.  The computer is your friend."
> 
> New stuff makes the average consumer (in the United States, at least)
> feel current, important and powerful.  For this purpose, having is
> more important than using.  This mentality facilitates more flexible
> definitions of "planned obsolescence".  When a monopoly stifles
> innovation, **something** must keep the money flowing.  In a slow
> economy, it becomes even more important.
> 

This is only part of the equation.  The other part is, when one of your
clients/partners/whoever you need to trade correspondence with upgrades,
you can no longer read their files.  This is, of course by design.  To
embarras/force upgrades.  It works.  Few will call their
client/partner/whoever and say: I can't read your file, can you save it
in an old format?

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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