From: mike 

On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:45:26 +0000, Adam
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote:

>Geo. wrote:
>> I don't understand this need to upgrade, why not just go and buy up a
>> bunch of XP boxed licenses or license a bunch of extra corp editions so
>> that you are covered for the future and then even think about an upgrade
>> till you near 2013?
>>
>> software does not wear out.
>>
>
>But support does.
>
>I think the google apps way of doing things will become steadily more
>popular as it isolates from OS'es etc.

Bingo.  I see these types of moves as the first step in OS independence.

Microsoft has proven that OS lock-in is a bad thing, and now the need for
an alternative computing paradigm is beginning to incubate solutions.

 /m

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