Comment Yeah... this has failed before (Score 2, Insightful) 350
I am not going to debate with anyone whether this is a major reason why DEC (Digital Equipment Corp.) failed... but I believe it was part of it. I worked for the US Gov't in the late 80's and we had a lot of VAXes running VMS. EVERY STINKING YEAR we had to pay money to upgrade our licenses.
This idea came and went, and I for one am personally very happy that Micro$oft has chosen such a moronic policy that has, in part, caused other companies to fail. Here's to your self-inflicted demise, Bill!!! "Have at it, and good luck!"
This idea came and went, and I for one am personally very happy that Micro$oft has chosen such a moronic policy that has, in part, caused other companies to fail. Here's to your self-inflicted demise, Bill!!! "Have at it, and good luck!"
