Hello Alan,

I agree 100%, I think MS and others, now that they have the market share established, believe we peons have no choice but to take whatever they dictate. But they are wrong. I am currently downloading Star Office 6 from sun! I think with the economy being down, and no compelling reason for the average user to upgrade, they are trying to wring every last dollar they can out of the current users. I think this will be MS downfall.

Bob

PS: If it wasn't for VFP our company would be looking at Linux for our OS, just so MS properly accounts for sales generated by VFP.


>I guess we'll have to disagree here. I have no problem with the idea that lapsing a subscription stops giving you anything more, but I have a very large problem with the idea that they also can interfere with what is already in your possession. Look at your 'magazines'. When you stop your subscription, do they show up at your door and collect some of the pages so that you can't re-read an article you already possess? Does Rogers Cable, or whoever, come and collect up your tapes so you can't re-watch something you taped while you had your subscription? No, sorry, but I see this as a very different sort of animal.
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>Sure, if I don't pay the fee, don't give me any upgrades; cut off my support; fine. That makes perfect sense. But to take away what I already have? Like I said, I have a problem with this.
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>Alan
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