Microsoft tipping

[Tom Condon]

Alma,

On Monday 29 December 2003 10:20, David A. Bandel carved in 
granite:
<SNIP>
> 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?

One more part of the equation.  New hardware designed to take 
advantage of the new OS, and not backward compatible.  Most 
of the more "reliable" M$ products will not run on newer, 
faster, better hardware.  So if you want to upgrade your 
hardware you have to upgrade your OS/Apps with it.


In Harmony's Way and In A Chord,

Tom  ;-})

Tom. Condon
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