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Oh, boy! It's not bad enough that two popular pieces of software have already had extraneous bells and whistles added, now they're going to be web-based.

At home, I still use Office 2000 - Microsoft hasn't added much that's new that I've really appreciated and it's the best version of the software I believe exists. XP has actually been good also (better than Windows ME, anyway) so why foul it up with more junk?

I remember reading about the so-called "Palladium Initiative" (use your search engines to read more about it), the push for leased rather than licensed software. This move by Microsoft is definitely in line with that... bad news for consumers... again.
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Gates: We're entering 'live era' of software  Loverock Davidson | 11/01/05
One Word ... "Marketing"  George Jay | 11/01/05
Gosh!  nomorems | 11/01/05
Um...  Loverock Davidson | 11/01/05
Got a couple problems with this....  Laff | 11/02/05
Good point!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 11/02/05
Don't need another way to waste money  ibabadur1 | 11/01/05
Agreed  itanalyst | 11/01/05
Sorry Bill but the concept was derived from SUN  jimk_z | 11/01/05
agree as well.  jimk_z | 11/01/05
They do!  java.user | 11/01/05
cool  hipparchus2001 | 11/01/05
not cool  ibabadur1 | 11/01/05
Glorious day to be alive...  Mike Cox | 11/01/05
cox this time you blow your cover  toxicfreak | 11/02/05
Just in from my rep...  Mike Cox | 11/01/05
Mike - it gets even better  j.m.galvin | 11/01/05
9.9  TWRX | 11/01/05
10.0 That was awsome  Squawkbox | 11/01/05
I think my prediction before the conference...  Anton Philidor | 11/01/05
Yes, I remember you saying that. This WILL require Windows.  DonnieBoy | 11/01/05
Kicking off a new era of 'Live BS'  michael_t | 11/01/05
Open letter to michael_t...  Mike Cox | 11/01/05
I have to admit that I would rather ride the bus than get ran over by it  michael_t | 11/01/05
Frothing at the mouth  TWRX | 11/01/05
Wow  Richard Flude | 11/01/05
Man, quit it, I can't stop laughing, this is killing me, INOVATION marches  DonnieBoy | 11/01/05
Well, untill we see what it really is, the is about as big as MS Bob.  DonnieBoy | 11/01/05
In other words, web-based apps+software assurance=extortion & no ownership.  HypnoToad | 11/01/05
Gee, and Salesforce.com isn't?  Mark Miller | 11/02/05
Larry Ellison's predictions coming true...  interlocutor | 11/01/05
I think...  IT_Critic | 11/02/05
joy the era of live virus and trojan  toxicfreak | 11/02/05
Microsoft Rent-a-Program  Userama | 11/02/05
Gee! where do I sign up!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 11/02/05
Windows "Dead" and Office "Dead"  chas_2 | 11/02/05
Reality steps in for a moment . . .  999ad@... | 11/02/05
Berkenstock crowd - when will your wrath focus on Google?  carnac | 11/02/05
How is this different from MSN?  sduraybito | 11/02/05
How many hours of productivity will be lost...  Userama | 11/02/05
I DREAD THE MICROSOFT LIVE ERA  fakir005@... | 11/02/05
Still using windoze?  teckk@... | 11/02/05
Nope, I'm Not Going There  mikencove | 11/02/05
NO WAY it's called extortion.....  carlsf@... | 11/02/05
The trolls are coming out  Mark Miller | 11/02/05
Are you kidding?  Laff | 11/03/05
MSO 'Live' or 'Dead' is BS really but CREDIT is DUE to Bill Gates  michael_t | 11/03/05
What's the betting...  Twey | 11/15/05
Ok. Windows with built-in spyware by default...  BitTwiddler | 11/15/05
live era software  shindogg | 12/01/05
Hosted CRM with AJAX  delkington | 07/28/06
Message has been deleted.  myfevertoy | 10/22/06

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