Dear Microsoft

[iPC]

One could think the best former US MS developers were writing code like
Vundo. Fortunately, though human, coders aren't vengeful.

 

[Draggonfodder]

--
John Nagle

I suppose you would like to buy a Cadillac for $1,000 also. What if
development costs of exceeded $29.95?

I imagine it does. The Cadillac has developement cost and manufacturing
costs. MS only has developement costs. Manufacturing costs them pennies.
29.95 was the low end and most would buy the higher end machines. I live in
an adult community (55+) and it costs 100 - 200 for someone to come in and
re-install software that fails. Some can't affort it and do without. I
help those folks. We have a lot of fixed income induviduals that rely on
their computers to keep in touch with the kids/grandkids. Not asking for a
handout, just think MS would do better being a Walmart than a Cadillac
dealer.

Cheers

 

[Draggonfodder]

Mr. Gates, I thought you had retired.

You have quite an imagination. Enjoyed the read.

Cheers

 

[Unknown]

So you blame Microsoft?? Why does it cost 100--200 dollars for someone to
come in and re-install software?
Why don't they do that for $29.95? Think!

 

[HeyBub]

[Unknown: Sorry to reply to your post, but the Alias post didn't show on my
machine.]

I didn't forget to factor in the salaries, nor did I forget how much profit
they've made. Neither seemed germane to the OP's post and would seem silly
to gratuitously inject something that has absolutely nothing to do with the
topic. Further, I can't imagine why you'd bring those items up when we were
discussing suitability to task.

Wait. I CAN think of one reason why you'd mention profit when talking about
use. Well, two reasons, if you're a Communist.

I'm not an ass kisser. I am, however, a Microsoft shareholder and I get a
modest dividend every quarter. But that doesn't influence my opinion of
their product nor deter me from defending the company against irrational
objections (or irrational people).

 

[WindPipe]

First, as per your subject title, no at Microsoft will come across it not in
a concerned way. Since XP was released this Newsgroup contains a good tonne
of such messages, with agreements and refutes a like.

This title would have been a better subject for one reason.

Dear Shell, BP, Exxon, Caltex, ... all the way to The Royal Bush Family and
their good friends in Saudi Arabia, The Holy Bin Laden's.

(Still no one at MS would care).

Everyone would probable agree with you (despite it being way off topic),
unless they are an oil speculator, and probably have more money in their
pockets to afford XP, other computer services, hence kind of making XP
cheaper in a way.

While you attack MS over pricing, your oil purchases are thining your
pockets. XP is a one off purchase, personal computer services purchased are
not too far off that.

Wish people here would rile over oil prices instead of Windows XP prices,
that's if one wanted to get a price complaint off ones chest. Unless someone
finds out Microsoft is one of the bigger oil speculators, then we should
request a newsgroup titled, microsoft.public.windowsxp.riots.

- WindPipe