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

[Geoffrey]

Matthew Brown wrote:
> 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.

I don't know, more folks are getting 'smart' about M$.  Fortunately, 
folks choosing networking hardware are (usually) more technically oriented.

That is with the exception of the folks that wired my wife's school.  24 
port 10mb hub for the computer lab.  And they wonder why, when all the 
students attempt to load the same application OVER THE NETWORK at the 
same time, all the machines appear to come to a complete stop......

> 
> 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.

I'll take two, uh, no I take that back..

> 
> 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.

They'll figure out how to screw you someway...

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

Like I tell my wife, that's my job.... :)

-- 
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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