================================================ Subject: Re: Backing up the XP subcribers a bit. Links to source. From: "King_Dovregubben" To: Date: Sat 11 Aug 2001 08:32:51 -0700 ================================================ What "financial aspect"? Are you whining because it isn't free? > -----Original Message----- > From: Creed Discussion List > [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On Behalf Of Creed - 7M3 - Live > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 6:49 AM > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Subject: Re: Backing up the XP subcribers a bit. Links to source. > > > I noticed that the subscription was in reference to Stardock. > Not towards XP for subscription. I saw an article based on XP > linked off of the first article that I had bookmarked. > > Seeing the subscription on an article about XP was something > on a scan article because of time restrictions. Let us hope > that MS does not go that route with XP. > > If I happen to see a legitimate article. I'll know what not > to do with XP. Other than the desktop removal of unused > ICON's on the desktop. I don't see any news too bad about XP. > Except again the financial aspect of the whole windows environment. > > The first article was pretty good though. But I'll let others > make thier own interpretations. Without a critical review. > > Later, > > Jim > > > Debbi R wrote: > > > Well, I don't see anything in that article that mentions Microsoft > > contracting with end users for forced upgrades. It does mention a > > subscription service, Stardock, utilizing its technology along with > > Microsoft-written APIs for system trays rather than desktop > icons. A > > search of the article found no other references to "subscription". > > > > Try again. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Creed Discussion List > [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On > > Behalf Of Creed - 7M3 - Live > > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 5:19 PM > > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > > Subject: Backing up the XP subcribers a bit. Links to source. > > > > > > Keith P. Mears wrote: > > > > > >>>I heard a rumor about XP being a pay as you go system. Of > course, i > >>>haven't heard anyone speak yet of the price for XP. > >>> > >>> > >>"And anyway, I STILL can't provide a source for these RUMORS I keep > >>pulling out of my ass, so why should I care about the price?" > >> > > > > > > Still no explaination about the plan for price. There were > articles on > > the Internet regarding these matters. > > > > Instead of commenting further about the XP thing. I'll look for the > > articles. > > > > Here is one article that I bookmarked. It was about AOL, MS > and Linux. > > But I only skimmed the article > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2771840,00.html > > > > > > Then the XP article at this link. It refers to the > subscription thing< > > > > I'll try to link to atricles in the future. > > http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2803079,00.html > > > > Jim > > > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the > Creed-Discuss list, > > visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > > > > > > > -- > This thing all things devours: > Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; > Gnaws iron, bites steel; > Grinds hard stones to meal; > Slays king, ruins town, > And beats high mountain down. > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the > Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp