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Yes Micrsoft is good a giving the customer what they want
But they are not good a giving the customer what they need.

An Analogy,

There was a time when all I wanted to do was drink beer, get drunk and party. I grew up and now I need an income and more healthy lifestyle. The brewers aren't going to give me a job and provide me a with healthy alternatives to thier beer. No they'd rather I kept drinking beer and forking all my money over them.

My point is eventually people wake up and see what they need over what they want. Will Microsoft quit selling beer in favor of health food? Maybe...
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 09/13/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Microsoft started the problem  keel | 09/13/05
Wow, MS brought cheap PCs to the masses. How horrible.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
We need to be careful what we fault MS for ...  George Mitchell | 09/13/05
Not grateful for color mess  keel | 09/13/05
More Proof Microsloth Is Tapping Into Apple For Talent  itanalyst | 09/13/05
Wow, then it  Real World | 09/13/05
Especially when it (Vista) is based on...  MacCanuck | 09/13/05
Sounds to me  Real World | 09/13/05
Yes Micrsoft is good a giving the customer what they want  voska | 09/13/05
The market has proven you wrong  Real World | 09/13/05
Not really...  jheine | 09/13/05
Does the taste of sour grapes bother you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
No, But That Constant Sucking Sound From Redmond Bugs Me  itanalyst | 09/13/05
Fix what? When so many like it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
No... I like and appreciate a fine "whine"...  MacCanuck | 09/13/05
Yes, malcontents often whine when they can't have their way.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Bitterness and intolerance  MacCanuck | 09/13/05
Do you have ANY concept of color control?  j.m.galvin | 09/13/05
Sorry you are wrong...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
You're a blithering ninny  j.m.galvin | 09/13/05
You (galvin) are making his point ...  George Mitchell | 09/13/05
Answers  keel | 09/13/05
Apple does the same  TrueSpeak | 09/13/05
Selling mediocracy!  Reverend MacFellow | 09/13/05
Ummm, because it's a lot cheaper and...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
What's cheaper or standard about Windows?  MacGeek2121 | 09/13/05
Let's see  Richard Flude | 09/13/05
The problem is that it exists  keel | 09/13/05
Gee they cannot even do the color processing  michael_t | 09/13/05
Who cares?  sykandtyed | 09/13/05
VISTA technology  qfisher | 09/15/05

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