I Love Microsoft!

[Warren Togami]

My new laptop came with Windows XP Home.

My stupid ICS321 class at UH requires IIS Webserver, MSVS v6 and MS SQL
2000.  All of which can install on XP Home except for IIS.  I tried
downgrading my notebook to Windows 2000 Pro but it wouldn't work for
some reason.  Then I figured, crap, I need Windows XP Pro in order to
this notebook for the stupid class.

(The instructor seems good, the requirement of Microsoft server products
is horrible.)

Then I find out that the $200 Windows XP Pro upgrade CAN'T upgrade XP
Home.  I NEED to buy the $300 Windows XP Pro full install.

Can you say abusing consumers?  Economy is down, thousands of people
getting laid off around the country, and Microsoft NEARLY DOUBLES the
price of Windows and Office.

In any other industry, if you are being abused by poor products and high
prices, you go to a competitor.  Too bad in the case of software THERE
IS NO COMPETITION!


I love Microsoft.  Do you?

Warren Togami
warren at togami.com