[ale] OT: [Fwd: [Am-info] Would you buy networking hardware from Microsoft?]

[Matthew Brown]

I don't care what they say...

Once he sees a few commercials and sees that mojo-logo sitting on that
hardware, 90% of your average Joe is gonna pick up the Microsoft
hub/switch/router over that LinkSys/Dlink/SMC.

Imagine a hub that has a translucent case, with a red blinky light
inside.  Oh, and say it offers the best in Windows compatibility!  ...or
Microsoft's latest ActiveBlinxing technology, allowing that red glow to
eminate from your task bar whenever you're connected to your Microsoft
hub.

How do you suppose they'll figure user licensing on a hub?  I bet
they'll be generous and let it retroactively come with any version of
Windows, but Mac/UNIX/Linux users will need a Microsoft Open Transit
License Support Pack, you know, to comply with industry standards.

Dangit, Geoffrey...  You always bring out the worst in me!

:)

Best regards,
Matthew Brown, President
CorData, Inc.
O: (770) 795-0089
F: (404) 806-4855
E: matthew.brown at cordata.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net] 
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 8:53 AM
To: ALE
Subject: [ale] OT: [Fwd: [Am-info] Would you buy networking hardware
from Microsoft?]


Today's ZDNet Anchordesk Poll.


Would you buy networking hardware from Microsoft?

Yes xxxx                 38 (20%)
No  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx    537 (80%)


-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?


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