Re: Ahoy Pie R8s! New Win11

On 2026-08-17, Joel W. Crump <[email protected]> wrote:

> When software is distributed online, it makes sense to see it as a 
> service.

Why?  Linux is distributed online.

> The price I paid for Win11 Pro is for a license to use it, the 
> price I paid for 365 is for a year of MS letting me use what
> I want from their apps and OneDrive, it's a equitable way of
> always having the latest software.  Buying a boxed copy of
> MS Office, OTOH, would lock me in to one arbitrary release.

Given that software has started deteriorating with each successive
release, constant upgrades are looking less and less attractive.
But M$ would have you pay them whether you "upgrade" or not -
it's just a way to rake in more money for doing nothing.

> Bill Gates isn't a hero for his business work, he's a hero for his 
> charity work.

<gag, choke>  I gotta stop eating while reading.  I figure Bill
set up his foundation for one of two reasons:

1. To atone for the damage he's done to the computer industry.
2. As a PR move.

Now that Melinda has separated from him and is starting to
spend some of that money on actual charities, Bill is pissed.

> What do you do if you need a computer when you're driving?
> Do you even realize that you can get a map app on the smartphone?

Most of my driving is in areas I've driven for 60 years.
If I need to find details of one of the few areas I'm not
familiar with, I have a map book in the car (and road maps
for longer trips).  Or I can look it up on my computer
before I leave home.  (That's called planning, doncha know.)

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