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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
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Subject: Re: The problem with not owning the software
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:16:57 -0500
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On 12/28/24 5:17 PM, Joel wrote:
> Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> 
>>> people ... buy a laptop every three years, to keep
>>> up with M$'s grotesque OS's bloat, so that they can have their pretty
>>> Office apps.  It's unbelievable.  The value I'm getting from my
>>> computer is beyond what they could know.
>>
>> I was telling my wife the exact same thing. We're not doing much more
>> than we were in 2008, yet a 2008 machine would be incapable of handling
>> today's software (unless it's running Linux). At some point, people need
>> to wake up and realize that the exponential increase in speed isn't
>> offering any real benefit to users who are doing anything other than
>> video editing or gaming.
> 
> 
> It's just a scheme to keep people upgrading hardware.


Only if you allow it to be.

Case in point, I've recently replaced a 2017 laptop, which in its seven 
years of use only had $135 in MS software purchases: that's <$2/month. 
Its replacement's initial software was $100 (MS Office 2024), which 
should be good for four years and be similarly cost just ~$2/month.

If I optionally choose to add photo editing, a new license for Adobe 
Photoshop Elements is currently $70 for 3 years, which is ~$2/month.


-hh