Re: Thank You Microsoft!!

AMEN!
Blue


At 05:13 PM 9/20/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Jim:
>
>I think you are missing the point. These "fixes and patches" are brought out
>as the result of subsequent illegal activity by idiots who get their kicks
>through vandalism. Let's be fair. Would you blame every home contractor
>because he fails to install bars on the windows and electrified fences
>because after you bought the house, a burglar vandals your home.
>
>And if they HAD installed bars and electric fences on every home, the next
>vandal would find a way to short out the fence and hacksaw your bars.
>Then--Is it still the fault of the building contractor, that these
>eventualities were not foreseen and an automatic shotgun installed?? No--we
>are supposed to get our own shotgun. And I can tell you from personal
>experience that it's a lot easier to allow Microsoft to install their
>service packs--you just click the button and go have coffee--than it is to
>buy a shotgun--(especially in California!!)
>
>If someone parks on a fire access road and your home burns down while the
>firemen are trying to get around the parked car, should we blame the fire
>truck maker for faulty design or the fool who parked there ??
>
>And HEY --- How come it always seems that those who agree with me, post to
>me privately ...  and those who disagree, post to the list ??
>
>Again best wishes
>Ted Temer
>Temercraft Designs Redding, CA
>temer(at)c-zone.net
>www.temercraft.com/novels/
>www.andersonparkflyers.org
>www.newsredding.com/
>www.ramac-rc.org/
>
>> Again, why should you have to install "fixes and patches" to a
>> software product I paid good money for!
>>
>> If you buy a car, do you automatically think that somewhere down
>> the road you just might need to install a steering wheel because
>> the maker forgot to install one--and should I feel okay about that? I
>> don't think so! Then why should I feel okay about buying broken
>> software off the shelf! ;-)
>>
>> But this isn't the place to open a bash session on MS or any other
>> software product.
>>
>> JH
>>

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