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Michael Yardley
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      12-14-2007
Why cannot Windows be freeware? Was:Re Go ogle is your best friend
try Use net and a web search before posting.

Everybody wants money? Why cannot Windows be freeware like Lunix?

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Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]
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      12-14-2007
Because its intellectual property that is proprietary and uses a lot
proprietary technologies not solely owned by Microsoft and a lot of
programmers work on the product and maintain it, also the persons who
support and market the product have to paid to support themselves and their
families and go on vacations.
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"Michael Yardley" <> wrote in message
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> Why cannot Windows be freeware? Was:Re Go ogle is your best friend
> try Use net and a web search before posting.
>
> Everybody wants money? Why cannot Windows be freeware like Lunix?
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> http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/Mi...tification.htm
>
> Microsoft Windows Vista & Server 2008
> News And Certification Exam Tutorials
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> 2008 - And I'll Begin Posting NEW Vista And Server 2008 Certification
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>
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Michael Yardley
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      12-14-2007
On Dec 14, 4:43 am, "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andre...@hotmail.com>
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> Because its intellectual property that is proprietary and uses a lot
> proprietary technologies not solely owned by Microsoft and a lot of
> programmers work on the product and maintain it, also the persons who
> support and market the product have to paid to support themselves and their
> families and go on vacations.
> --
> Andre
> Blog:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
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> > try Use net and a web search before posting.

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> > Everybody wants money? Why cannot Windows be freeware like Lunix?

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> > Microsoft Windows Vista & Server 2008
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> > 2008 - And I'll Begin Posting NEW Vista And Server 2008 Certification
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I got to support myself and family too so I use OpenOffice not Word as
its free. Word you have to pay. The Netherlands Gov has just moved to
Freeware Software and Hardware so OpenOffice will get a boost. I do
not want to pay for your vacation.
 
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      12-14-2007
> I got to support myself and family too [...]

Good! So someone is going to pay for your services? And how can you
support your family and your vocation if everyone else is going to be like
you just want to take and not to give?

Nothing wrong with making money and it is "how" that is in question.

And I don't think the Netherlands government made the decision solely based
on it is free even though I have no objection for people to use Open Source
software and we use too but Open Source doesn't mean it must be Free!

One can question if MS is too big to endanger the ecosystem of the software
industry and some of its recent practices and product design, but to
question the fundamental principle of today's market economy system that has
been founded and defended by hundreds of thousands of people before us is
simply ridicules.

"Michael Yardley" <> wrote in message
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> On Dec 14, 4:43 am, "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andre...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Because its intellectual property that is proprietary and uses a lot
>> proprietary technologies not solely owned by Microsoft and a lot of
>> programmers work on the product and maintain it, also the persons who
>> support and market the product have to paid to support themselves and
>> their
>> families and go on vacations.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart
>> Guide:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry"Michael
>> Yardley" <middle...@mail.org> wrote in message
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>> news:663f1aed-f69a-4400-9328-...
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>> > Why cannot Windows be freeware? Was:Re Go ogle is your best friend
>> > try Use net and a web search before posting.

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>> > Everybody wants money? Why cannot Windows be freeware like Lunix?

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>> >http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/Mi...tification.htm

>>
>> > Microsoft Windows Vista & Server 2008
>> > News And Certification Exam Tutorials
>> > Server 2008 And Vista Certification Study Packages Coming In March
>> > 2008 - And I'll Begin Posting NEW Vista And Server 2008 Certification
>> > Exam Tutorials On January 1, 2008!

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>> > Ready For Vista - Click On That Link For Samples And Pricing- Hide
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> I got to support myself and family too so I use OpenOffice not Word as
> its free. Word you have to pay. The Netherlands Gov has just moved to
> Freeware Software and Hardware so OpenOffice will get a boost. I do
> not want to pay for your vacation.



 
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      12-14-2007
On Dec 14, 4:57 am, Michael Yardley <middle...@mail.org> wrote:
> I do
> not want to pay for your vacation


But you *fully* expect other people to pay for yours.

What's the word in your language for "hyporcite"?
 
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      12-14-2007

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> On Dec 14, 4:57 am, Michael Yardley <middle...@mail.org> wrote:
>> I do
>> not want to pay for your vacation

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> But you *fully* expect other people to pay for yours.
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> What's the word in your language for "hyporcite"?


There was a group in the US in the 1960's called the "Diggers" who thought
everything should be free. I wonder what ever happened to those guys.

 
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Kurt Herman
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      12-14-2007
They all starved to death, trying to find free food.

Kurt

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      12-14-2007
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:18:02 -0800, Michael Yardley wrote:

> Why cannot Windows be freeware? Was:Re Go ogle is your best friend
> try Use net and a web search before posting.
>
> Everybody wants money? Why cannot Windows be freeware like Lunix?


Linux is not freeware. Linux is Open Source. There are commercial versions
of Linux - Xandros, Linspire, RHEL, SLED, . . .


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      12-14-2007


"ray" <> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:18:02 -0800, Michael Yardley wrote:
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>> Why cannot Windows be freeware? Was:Re Go ogle is your best friend
>> try Use net and a web search before posting.
>>
>> Everybody wants money? Why cannot Windows be freeware like Lunix?

>
> Linux is not freeware. Linux is Open Source. There are commercial versions
> of Linux - Xandros, Linspire, RHEL, SLED, . . .


Except you can get all the commercial distros free if you want to.
So they are essentially freeware even if they have a price tag.



 
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Bill Yanaire
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      12-14-2007
Sounds like Windows is just a bit too complicated for you. I think you
should migrate to Ubuntu and Open Source. That seems to be your speed.

Just FYI

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> Why cannot Windows be freeware? Was:Re Go ogle is your best friend
> try Use net and a web search before posting.
>
> Everybody wants money? Why cannot Windows be freeware like Lunix?
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> http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/Mi...tification.htm
>
> Microsoft Windows Vista & Server 2008
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> Server 2008 And Vista Certification Study Packages Coming In March
> 2008 - And I'll Begin Posting NEW Vista And Server 2008 Certification
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