David
09-11-2002, 03:26 AM
Hello,
I, for one, was very happy to see this article today. I really hope that Microsoft stays away from subscription type services, esplecially for the home. Nobody should have to pay extra to view content that they have already created and owned. That is exactly what would happen with subscription based services. You create a Word document in OfficeXP, let your subscription run out, and you may not even be able to view or edit the document that you already legitimately created during the subscription. This type of plan takes ownership, even of a person's own private work, out of their hands. That is my opinion. And, as I said above, I am happy to see that Microsoft gave up that nonsense. I think that they have the possiblity to make much more money if they concentrate on making their operating system the best possible and offering consumers compelling reasons to upgrade when a new OS is released. Innovative and original features, a stable OS base, value, and third-party application friendliness is the path that Microsoft should follow in my opinion and I believe it is the path that will bring them the greatest rewards. :)
http://www.computerworld.com.au/idg2.nsf/All/4D6FA72822A43B70CA256C31001D7395!OpenDocument&NavArea=Home&SelectedCategoryName=News
I, for one, was very happy to see this article today. I really hope that Microsoft stays away from subscription type services, esplecially for the home. Nobody should have to pay extra to view content that they have already created and owned. That is exactly what would happen with subscription based services. You create a Word document in OfficeXP, let your subscription run out, and you may not even be able to view or edit the document that you already legitimately created during the subscription. This type of plan takes ownership, even of a person's own private work, out of their hands. That is my opinion. And, as I said above, I am happy to see that Microsoft gave up that nonsense. I think that they have the possiblity to make much more money if they concentrate on making their operating system the best possible and offering consumers compelling reasons to upgrade when a new OS is released. Innovative and original features, a stable OS base, value, and third-party application friendliness is the path that Microsoft should follow in my opinion and I believe it is the path that will bring them the greatest rewards. :)
http://www.computerworld.com.au/idg2.nsf/All/4D6FA72822A43B70CA256C31001D7395!OpenDocument&NavArea=Home&SelectedCategoryName=News