================================================ Subject: Re: Safety First... Admission after the info From: "Debbi R" To: Date: Tue 21 Aug 2001 21:09:14 -0700 ================================================ Jim, don't make me go thru the archives. You said that Microsoft was going to require people to sign subscriptions contracts for Windows XP then FORCE them to upgrade at their discretion. You haven't even come close to proving that assertion. You've backpedaled to the point of "microsoft is pushing subscription sales model for office XP" Nice try. -----Original Message----- From: Creed Discussion List [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On Behalf Of Creed - 7M3 - Live Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 9:10 PM To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM Subject: Safety First... Admission, after the info It is great for Keith to admit. When he is wrong. However, I haven't found any information to indicate me being incorrect. Since the issue seems to be that I will not admit to being wrong. Here is another piece to the puzzle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft, however, is pushing its new subscription model Software Assurance (SA) program. The software giant expects more than 50 percent of its customers to sign up. Subscribing to SA costs 29 percent of the end-user price per year and gives subscribers the right to all upgrades of Office. To be eligible a customer needs to run the current version of the product. Only Office XP will be the current version on Oct. 1, so the customer first needs to upgrade. Once the cost of the four-year SA contract is added onto the cost of the software upgrade, users end up paying a premium of 66 percent, the NGN calculated. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I again know that the information regards XP office. But, the bits are seeming to indicate that the issues that I posted were pretty darn credible. I read a subscription as regarding to pay as you go. If predictions are that 50 percent of the customers will sign up. Isn't that like saying that the pay up, or off you go scenerio that I mentioned in my earlier postings? The best way to kill an issue is to not keep posting to the list that inspires responses. Basically, if you don't believe it. Fine!!! ... I'm tired of the credibility issues. Especially, since the issues regarding sheep were discussed. for those that follow the subscription scheme. Be aware of what some seem to like to do to the poor defenseless sheep. You can be a pioneer into other operating systems. Make your own, if you so choose. My choice is well known. Sorry if I took the comment as more than it was meant to be. The part between two ----- above are excerpts from this link. http://windows2000.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://iwsun4.i nfoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/05/25/010525hnfight.xml To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp