Re: hardware

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 28 Mar 1998 17:48:32 +0000 (GMT)

> Well, it _is_ Microsoft we are talking about. But what upset ME more than
> producing their files in their own format is this:
> (03_9905.doc)/9: Internal system modification capabilities are not
> accessible to end users:

Well yes, everything they are doing can be found by looking 25 years back
at what IBM were trying 8)

> .... upgrade capabilities for RAM and CPU are not end-user accessible.

This is very popular with PC vendors, it stops you doing inconvenient things
like buying third party components and means they can charge a 'fitting fee'
for everything they want.

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