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RE: Caller ID
>If I don't buy a phone with Caller ID does that mean I can't use it? Imagine all of those consumers "locked out" by the telcos. It's a silly argument.

It was a valid argument, and this analogy is a perfect way to highlight it.

If I don't buy a phone with Caller ID, I can still get Caller ID from my telco and I can use it easily by buying an external Caller ID display, an answering machine with Caller ID, my Windows-based PC, my Mac or even my Dish TV recievers!
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Good move!  dr praetorius | 01/29/04
Talk about a great way to go out of business!  Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
This should be in Java, think cost, security, and cross platform.  DonnieBoy | 01/29/04
he, he, he...  dg mh | 01/29/04
You Are Correct ...  coffeenite | 01/29/04
Not a Very Smart Egg ...  coffeenite | 01/29/04
Hmm, vaporware? How is it that I'm running it?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Great idea  zd-spam | 01/29/04
Well, you also think lying in a court of law...  Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
Oh?  rpmyers1 | 01/29/04
You mean like Linux betas?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Public download  rpmyers1 | 01/29/04
Sure can.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Whinger  rkhalloran | 01/29/04
What are you talking about?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Bitty bragging about brochureware...boring  zd-spam | 01/29/04
noax, you're almost right  km4hr@... | 01/29/04
Uh huh, just keep watching.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Java???  Doug@... | 01/29/04
Machine?  IT_User | 01/29/04
no kidding  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
Just the begining folks.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
So you would ...  dr praetorius | 01/29/04
Good Grief! Read the article!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Nope  dr praetorius | 01/29/04
Huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Name a service  rpmyers1 | 01/29/04
Java? The only jave I want to see is coffee.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
gee - leave it to no-axe  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
Would you feel the same  dr praetorius | 01/29/04
Um, there are.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
RE: Caller ID  JakAttak | 01/29/04
Exactly right!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
ms callerid  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
re : caller id  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
But what if there's no big uptake for Longhorn???  Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
A false argument to be sure.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Linux marketshare CANNOT be guaged!  Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
Not according to Netcraft...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Current marketshare?  IT_User | 01/29/04
Wow, a return to client-server architectures  B.O.F.H. | 01/29/04
Not gonna happen  IT_User | 01/29/04
Clue about what?  Chad_z | 01/29/04
Ok, so we're going backwards again, eh?  jwhanon | 01/29/04
There is no "browser".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
What do you mean?  FirstNLastN | 01/29/04
Go slow..Bittie will believe any tripe M$ spoon feeds to him  Bobby Sskcat | 01/29/04
Tell you what little one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
results - hahahahahahaha  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
You lost me...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
Side benefit  zd-spam | 01/29/04
It's easy to know when you've won a debate.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/29/04
No_Ax, you have resorted to the name calling gutter many times!  B.O.F.H. | 01/29/04
So you want a return to client-server?  B.O.F.H. | 01/29/04
i would not  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
Maybe it's market bifurcation  IT_User | 01/29/04
bravo ...browser bad  nograin | 01/29/04
however...  nograin | 01/29/04
Client/Server?  dlu | 01/29/04
It is a story of an old company doing old tricks  serpentmage | 01/29/04
X-windows, An entirely new MS Concept  km4hr@... | 01/29/04
Ironically, this IS a good thing ...  George Mitchell | 01/29/04
Why wait? You can do it today using FLASH  Debunker | 01/30/04
the only reason  JWatson77 | 01/30/04

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