From: "Geo" 

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Because it is good for customers? More like because it drives windows =
sales (what good is an OS that can only run MS software?)

If MS was really doing it because it is good for customers, there would =
be a linux version of Office.

Geo.
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:428d8235{at}w3.nls.net...
     There is an aftermarket but little supported by the manufacters.  =
My car manufacturer only wants me to buy parts they sell and service = from
them.  I can go elsewhere but not with their aid.  In contrast = Microsoft
encourages hardware and software manufactures to develop = products for
Windows even when this is in competition to products = Microsoft offers. 
Why?  Because it is good for the customers.  It is = easy to build on
Windows and with Windows.  Why do you think there is = such a large market
for Windows and products for Windows?

  Rich

    "Geo"  wrote in message =
news:428b1443$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Oh right, you are stuck running goodyear tires and OEM brakepads and =
there is no such thing as an aftermarket windshield.=20

    My point remains, when I go and download sygate I get the current =
version, when I download AVG I get the current version (perhaps not the =
current definitions but the software is at least the latest build), etc. =
Even if you do find some software where the initial download isn't =
current and requires a patch, it doesn't require that you patch it twice =
just to get up to date.

    Geo.
      "Rich"  wrote in message news:428ab5cb{at}w3.nls.net...
         Nice spin.  Maybe you should use cars as an example again and =
how the car manufactures do little so support a third party after = market.
 Which do you think is more customer oriented now?

      Rich

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Because it is good for customers? More =
like because=20
it drives windows sales (what good is an OS that can only run MS=20
software?)
 
If MS was really doing it
because it is =
good for=20
customers, there would be a linux version of Office.
 
Geo.

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:428d8235{at}w3.nls.net...
     There
is an aftermarket =
but little=20
  supported by the manufacters.  My car manufacturer only wants me =
to buy=20
  parts they sell and service from them.  I can go elsewhere but =
not with=20
  their aid.  In contrast Microsoft encourages hardware and =
software=20
  manufactures to develop products for Windows even when this is in =
competition=20
  to products Microsoft offers.  Why?  Because it is good for =
the=20
  customers.  It is easy to build on Windows and with =
Windows.  Why do=20
  you think there is such a large market for Windows and products for=20
  Windows?
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
    wrote in message news:428b1443$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Oh right, you are stuck running =
goodyear tires=20
    and OEM brakepads and there is no such thing as an aftermarket =
windshield.=20
    
     
    My point remains, when I go and =
download sygate=20
    I get the current version, when I download AVG I get the current =
version=20
    (perhaps not the current definitions but the software is at least =
the latest=20
    build), etc. Even if you do find some software where the =
initial=20
    download isn't current and requires a patch, it doesn't require =
that=20
    you patch it twice just to get up to date.
     
    Geo.
    

      "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:428ab5cb{at}w3.nls.net...
        
Nice spin.  =
Maybe you=20
      should use cars as an example again and how the car manufactures =
do little=20
      so support a third party after market.  Which do you think is =
more=20
      customer oriented now?
      Rich
      =
 

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