tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post5861078749972601929..comments2023-02-28T09:52:35.911-06:00Comments on Pa^2 Patois: New Business ComputersWilliam Meloneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883000944415604097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-27589738825127991192006-11-15T14:18:00.000-06:002006-11-15T14:18:00.000-06:00Agreed - I made a rare visit to my windows messeng...Agreed - I made a rare visit to my windows messenger account recently only to be informed that I could not access it until I had downloaded the latest upgrade (replete with all sorts of cookies I don't doubt) before proceeding. Yahoo were quite happy for me to look at their latest update, hate it and return to the older version. Dictating to your customers is a dangerous thing.<br /><br />(incidentally no Kentuckian need be afraid of Hugh)john doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612754967881520028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413046.post-77444811602345507382006-11-12T23:21:00.000-06:002006-11-12T23:21:00.000-06:00Perhaps Microsoft should take a long hard look at ...<i>Perhaps Microsoft should take a long hard look at their B-to-B model. By forcing upgrades they are pushing business folks to the very edge of their patience.</i><br /><br />I tend to agree with you here but one can't place all the blame on software companies as the hardware companies as well share in the blame for the constant upgrades as shareholders are all expecting increasing shares of the pieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com