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To: Alomex who wrote (31777)	1/11/2002 4:43:52 PM
From: Doren	Respond to of 213181

Microsoft wants to enforce a better copy protection scheme while keeping the same old high price. Actually more because they want to enforce a yearly 'fee' for updates (bug fixes). I think this is really scary to business, but I also think most will bend over because Microsoft will implement it gradually, they are not stupid, while most IT Depts will dig themselves deeper into a locked in position. It's more of a gamble to go with more open sourced software but probably will be worth it for forward looking businesses. They forget that the only reason a user agrees to fork $120 for MS Office is that he can install it at work, home and the laptop, so it comes to $120 per copy. Not just that but you are forgetting that to install XP on a new disk in the same computer you have to get Microsoft to approve it online. Just a wiiiild guess, but I imagine it might not work right all the time. It may cause systems people major headaches, and businesses lost time. This area is really where Mac could make some hay and get a decent amount of market share. It could snowball as market share begets market share, especially if you have a superior product. That's why I've always thought that OSX should be Apples MAIN unadulterated focus. The internet was built on UNIX and the internet is the future of computing. They've really done a good job. If they tweek the interface goofs and get the thing a little faster and leaner I think it will happen. All the Linux geeks will be won over, and those guys are really the dweebs we need. Software developers who actually like to sit at home and write code. Disgrunteled Microsoft users who aren't totally dependent on the great Satan. Businesses that are already a mix of UNIX and other OSs could more easily drop Microsoft for a user oriented UNIX with a productive easy to learn interface. They are so close, if they just can the ego poop and do it right.