They did not get to this extraordinary market position, worldwide, by being silly. We can discard that. So when Microsoft puts out such flimsy software, full of bugs, and the only way to fix them is to pay them: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&x=7&y=11&prid=10181&gprid=423614 to the rate of $99.00 for email support, $259.00 for online support, or.... ready for this? $259.00 (double that if after hours) to talk to one of their $10 a day 'experts' in India... this is not coincidence. This is Machiavellian, malicious, evil marketing ploy to milk, abuse and rip off their enormous customer base.
Once they acquired a virtual monopoly, they dictate rules that are inconceivable if they had any kind of competition, decency or respect for their customers.
And their lawyers are not dummy either. Before you attempt to fix their lousy software, they make you agree to preposterous disclaimers such as:
"PLEASE NOTE: Microsoft Corporation (or based on where you live, one of its affiliates) licenses this supplement to you. You may use a copy of this supplement with each validly licensed copy of Microsoft 2007 Office System Desktop Application software (the “software”). You may not use the supplement if you do not have a license for the software. The license terms for the software apply to your use of this supplement. To read the license terms, go to the “Help” menu in the software. Microsoft provides support services for the supplement as described at www.support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx."
This means, they can abuse you, rob you, and there is nothing you can do.
The Evil Empire bought out many young, promising companies that could one day compete with them, only to stop them and eventually absorb into their products or discontinue them. This is how they eliminated any possible future competition.
How many billions Gates made? This is how he did it.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
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