__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 03 May 2007 11:37 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Vista Ultimate Not So Ultimate After All
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| It seems Microsoft has decided that its ultimate version of Windows
>>| Vista, the "choice for those who want to have it all", is not worthy
>>| of Extended Support, while the lower cost consumer editions of
>>| Microsoft Office are. Only time will tell if Microsoft bows into
>>| the pressure from consumers of Windows Vista.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.techsphere.org/wordpress/2007/03/01/vista-ultimate-not-so-ultimate-after-all/
>>
>>
>> Related:
>>
>> Microsoft raises support fees for Windows, Office
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Microsoft quietly raised last week its per-incident support prices
>>| across the board for Windows and Office.
>>|
>>| Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista now costs $59 per incident.
>>| Prior to the Vista launch, the per-incident support price for
>>| Windows was $39.
>> `----
>
> I can see that Microsoft are, to a great extent, recognising the need to
> move to a support-based business model. Unfortunately, without the
> lock-in they've become used to, the vast charges they used to make will
> not longer be sustainable. A few large businesses will no doubt fall
> for it for a while, but in the end, this particular seam will be
> exhausted.
This explains why they battle ODF so aggressively (pushing laws to their
limits, if not go beyond them). Office 2007 adds some more lockins, despite
that OOXML tripe which they say is 'Open'. It's a decoy.
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