XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: glennhall59.removemeat@yahoo.com   
      
   On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:31:09 +0000, Gordon wrote:   
      
   > On 17/11/2010 08:27, Glenn Hall wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:09:47 +0100, Hadron wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Gordon  writes:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 16/11/2010 23:18, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But sooner or later, the proprietary software vendor will screw you.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Or go bust. Seen that happen before....   
   >>>   
   >>> We're all in your awe of your real life experience Gortard.   
   >>>   
   >>> Now regail us with a list of the HW you have that doesn't work because   
   >>> they went bust? upto date modern HW btw.   
   >>   
   >> That's going to be a fairly small number of cases.   
   >> What's more common is hardware that became obsolete   
   >> because the manufacturer decided not to release Windows 7 64 bit   
   >> drivers.   
   >> Many multimedia devices have been screwed and glued by this.   
   >> Printers as well.   
   >   
   > Don't butter the idiot up - he's deliberately changed the discussion   
   > from SOFTWARE to HARDWARE...for no other reason than to hurl personal   
   > insults...   
      
   I'm just responding.   
   I haven't followed the entire thread.   
   Not enough time for me to do that :)   
      
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