On 18/1/2016 15:26 dsi1 wrote:

> On Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 6:14:25 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On 18/1/2016 15:07 dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> > On Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 10:50:22 PM UTC-10, Xeno wrote:
>> >> On 17/01/2016 7:33 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> >> > On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 9:36:25 PM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
>> >> >> On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 6:08:05 PM UTC-6, The New Other Guy wrote:
>> >> >>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:40:13 -0500, Nancy Young
>> >> >>> > wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>> On 1/15/2016 2:04 PM, graham wrote:
>> >> >>>>> On 15/01/2016 11:52 AM, notbob wrote:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>>> Please, do not fall for this ruse. You computer will NOT send
>> >> >>>>>> security alerts to a third party, no matter which operating system
>> >> >>>>>> (OS) you use.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> I hope no one here would fall for that.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Not ONLY will your computer never sent any security alert to anyone
>> >> >>> without your help, Microsoft is ABSOLUTELY the last place that
>> >> >>> would get such a notice, IF such notices even existed.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Yeah, me too! Especially because they don't even support Win XP anymore!!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> John Kuthe...
>> >> >
>> >> > Microsoft's plan is to not support Win 7 or 8.X. They want to make the previous versions of Windows incompatible with the latest Intel processors. Their vision is their latest OS driving the newest hardware. Just like the old days! I say bully for them!
>> >> >
>> >> Their vision is to monetise Windows in a way that they have never been
>> >> able to do in the past - the way Apple has monetised OSX.
>> >
>> > The difference being that MS does not control or manufacture all the hardware that Windows 10 will run on. This is a good thing. My guess is Microsoft plan for world domination will fail.
>>
>> It has already succeeded
>>
>> --
>> Bruce
>
> Windows is an anachronism in this modern computer era. It's like a horse and buggy on the Autobahn.

And we're all Amish.

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Bruce