>>Sure. Being able is not the same as wanting to. Not being able precludes wanting to or not.
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>Says you. If you don't want to (which is 99.9% of everyone I know, even you), does it even matter if you can?

No. Says the MS EULA. You should expand the range of your friendships. Gosh. Gee... outlawing free speech. Does it matter? You are telling me that if I were your friend and you knew from personal experience that a product I was planing to purchase was defective, you wouldn't bother to tell me about it? SUV rollovers, phen-phen, a buggy software app? Nice friend.

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>I suppose you CAN twist that around and say "If you can't, does it matter what you want?", but I'm not a fan of spin-doctoring.

No, you are way beyond being a fan. You are a master at it, and at self deception.

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>>Fortunately, they don't have a EULA which prevents me from sharing my views about their product in a public forum without first obtaining their permission. And, not being a monopoly, they cannot locked me into their upgrade cycle by holding data formats and/or source hostage.
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>I feel sorry for you, I really do. Somehow, it works for everyone else though.

Save your feelings for yourself. You will need them. 'it works'? What is 'it', and what planet are you living on? And who is 'everyone'?


>BTW, if you ever decide to be honest with yourself and look up teh defintion of monopoly before you use it, you'll see the words "exclusive control" in their. 90% <> Exclusive Control. I hope that helps.


rof,l
You don't follow legal proceedings do you?