[KLUG Advocacy] Re: [KLUG Members] nice article on Windows XP

[Adam Tauno Williams]

Quoting Sanjay Chigurupati <Sanjay.Chigurupati@lntinfotech.com>:

> 
> check this out
> 
> http://www.hevanet.com/peace/microsoft.htm

I've only scanned this, but I fail to see the authors point.  He states:

"Not only does the new policy show that Microsoft believes it can make changes
to its software at any time without review, but the company has shown that it
believes it can force those changes on the user."

Well, guess what.... they believe this because it is true, for both legal and
efficacious reasons,  by contract that *EVERY* XP user has agreed to.  It is
*THEIR* software after all.  The use just bought a license to use it, that
license is a contract with terms, etc... like every contact.

"If the huge change in direction from Windows 98 is continued, it seems
reasonable to worry that future versions of Windows could become more dependent
on Microsoft computers than Windows XP is now. "

Reasonable fear?  They've stated that this is true.  Passport, Palladium, etc...