Here's how to get computer sales rolling! Make the new software difficult to use if not outright incompatible with older (or even some not so old) systems. Shades of Detroit's planned obsolescence, ca.1960.
Microsoft to limit access to Office 11
By Joe Wilcox
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
October 29, 2002, 5:11 PM PT
news.com.com
The next version of Microsoft's Office software will run only on the latest versions of the company's operating systems, Microsoft confirmed Tuesday.
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Update Firmware Before Installing Jaguar!
tidbits.com
by Geoff Duncan <geoff@tidbits.com>
Last week, I began to see credible reports that installing Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar on some iMacs was "frying" the motherboards. Users would run the Jaguar installer, everything would proceed correctly, and when users tried to restart the screens would remain black, rendering the machines unusable. Furthermore, the screens stayed black: restarting the machine from a Mac OS 9 CD or other bootable volume made no difference. Some users who contacted their Apple dealers were reportedly told the only solution was to replace their iMac's motherboard, potentially at a cost of $700 or more. . . .
At this time, it's not entirely clear which iMacs are vulnerable. The original "slot-loading" iMacs and iMac DVs introduced in September of 1999 are affected; the problem may extend to later iMac models with built-in CRTs, which Apple designates "Summer 2000," "Early 2001," and "Summer 2001." Neither flat-screen iMacs nor eMacs are affected. |
