ms on the offensive again

[Francois Ouellette]

> Peter wrote:
>>
>> Found via slashdot
>>
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/18/AR2005051801770.html
>>
>> ms is preparing a w95/98 replacement 'light' xp that can run on older
>> machines. It is aimed directly at preventing linux from making inroads
>> where the hardware upgrades are not welcome.
>
> "Goffe said Microsoft will continue to recommend that the best way to
> get more out of any operating system is to replace computers when they
> get old."
>
> An of course, that new hardware comes with a new Windows licence.
> --

MS tried that "light Windoze version" trick with the Brazilian government
last month but the response they got was that this would still force them
into a single supplier situation for the add-on software and was rejected.

Why wait for a "new" proprietary (read: expensive) product when the ideal
solution already exists: Open Source!

 François Ouellette
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