On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 10:02:57AM -0700, Owen DeLong wrote:
Ok then different idea, assuming that we're all agreed its MS's responsibility to ensure users are patched promptly and without extra cost to the end user.
The problem is that while we agree, Micr0$0ft does not. They feel they should have no "responsibility" whatsoever to the end user beyond cheerfully refunding their money if they decide to stop using Windows.
Microsoft does not issue refunds if you stop using Windows, whether or not you were satisfied with the XPerience. My interactions with Microsoft have never been "cheerful", which is a state mostly reserved for New Product Launch(tm) parties and advertisements. Nor can one readily obtain a refund from an OEM, even if you never use Windows and reject the EULA (http://windowsrefund.net/index2.php). -- Henry Yen Aegis Information Systems, Inc. Senior Systems Programmer Hicksville, New York