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To: David Howe who wrote (62372)	10/31/2001 7:06:07 PM
From: Dave	Read Replies (4) of 74651

If you want the new improved version, you buy it. If you don't, you keep your old car. I've seen this argument here on this thread before. It just doesn't hold water. Yes, in theory you can skip the upgrade to every other new version if you want, whether with cars or with Microsoft OSes. But the difference is that if you don't buy every upgrade for the OS, Microsoft doubles the price of your next upgrade. THAT's what makes people angry. Imagine if when you went to replace your car they said, no, sorry, because you didn't buy the 1999 model, upgrading to the 2001 model will cost you twice as much. I think you'd buy a car from another manufacturer. Now imagine that that car company has a monopoly, and you can't get another car that will run on the same roads. You'd be angry! Why, you might even resort to calling your congressman and asking him to prosecute this car company for antitrust violation. Dave

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