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Re: World Wide Wake
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"Wayne R. Boyer" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 8 Nov 2003 18:52:58 EST
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In a message dated 11/3/03 1:16:17 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> We speak of these exorbitant TPS charges as though they are from some new
> phenomena, however, the concept is a very old one...it's called GREED.
>

And think what-if as if this were 2010 and you are now locked into Windows
this and Windows that... (C# anyone?).  Might various interesting software
charges surface then?  FLEXIBILITY matters!  Industry standards matter.  Locking
one's self into ANY specific vendor's product can result in customer as hostage.

Wayne

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