Microsofts new way of bashing Linux

[Peter Garrett]

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:46:30 +0700
Chanchao <custom at freenet.de> wrote:

[snip]

> The mechanic
> knows that people here don't like paying for such things, so all of his
> profit is hidden in the price for parts. 

> Same when I go to the doctor.  Treatment is virtually free ($2, if
> that), but a trip to a doctor for just about anything will result in
> several kinds of brightly colored pills, even when they're just
> paracetamol and vitamine C.. that's where he makes the profit.

> Now in such an environment, go try to live off providing software and
> support..... :)

But didn't you just give the formula for doing that in such an environment?
Provide bells and whistles, charge for the bells and whistles, but really
be providing and charging for support, just like your doctor and your
mechanic :)

Peter