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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: MS is doomed... any year now
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:10:49 -0000 (UTC)
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On 27 Apr 2024 03:51:45 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:20:58 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:07:10 -0000 (UTC), Simon wrote:
>> 
>>> Netflix also think is it acceptable.
>> 
>> Netflix at least is giving you something new each time you use it.
>> Microsoft is wanting you to pay over and over for the same old thing.
> 
> Of course newspapers and most magazines have always been vehicles for 
> disseminating ads.

Again: same situation. You pay for each issue, and you get new content. 
Not like Microsoft or other companies following the rentware model, 
wanting you to pay over and over for the same old thing.