[Info-vax] New CEO of VMS Software

[chrisq]

On 1/5/24 20:52, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 1/5/2024 3:32 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 1/5/2024 2:26 PM, bill wrote:
>>> On 1/5/2024 2:05 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> On 1/5/2024 1:43 PM, bill wrote:
>>>>> On 1/5/2024 1:27 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>>> On the consumer side I expect drivers like:
>>>>>> - they know Windows
>>>>>
>>>>> At the user level very low learning curve to change.
>>>>
>>>> It may still be more effort than average Joe want to put in.
>>>
>>> They all accepted it (like I had to) when MS killed XP and Vista.
>>> The replacement was very different.  There are still things I used
>>> to do that I can not figure out on Windows 10.
>>
>> Apparently the average Joe's of the world think differently.
> 
> Not claiming to be an "average Joe", but this is being posted from an XP 
> system.  I'm less than happy with the WEENDOZE 7 and later user 
> interface.  Of course, SSL/TLS latest versions don't work here, and I'm 
> limited on browser versions. Nor does my version of SmarTerm work on 
> WEENDOZE 7 and later.
> 
>>>>>> - they have some old Windows programs that they like
>>>>>
>>>>> Unless they are running an old version of Windows their
>>>>> programs probably don't work.  I have had to replace external
>>>>> hardware devices I use not because the device stopped working
>>>>> but because the software did.
>>>>
>>>> Any ordinary application build for NT or 2000 should still work.
>>>
>>> Not hardly.  I have boxes of programs from versions of Windows much
>>> newer than NT and 2000 that will not run on mt Windows 10 system.
>>> And many more that required that I get a newer version (sometimes
>>> not a free upgrade).
>>
>> There is no reason why it should not work.
>>
>> API's are maintained.
>>
>>>>>> - their PC came with Windows
>>>>>
>>>>> And, if the (Illegal?) pressure from MS was removed they could
>>>>> just as easily come with Linux.  And it could make them cheaper.
>>>>
>>>> It has been tried. Not much sale.
>>>
>>> Because the seller was still required to pay the (illegal?) MS tax.
>>
>> MS dropped that practice in 1994.
>>
>> 30 years ago.
>>
>>>>>                                     Not how Office is no longer
>>>>> sold but uses a subscription service so they can continue to collect
>>>>> revenue while forcing users to constantly change to newer versions
>>>>> even if the newer version offers the user nothing.
>>>>
>>>> Some are comfortable with the subscription model. A lot use
>>>> it for various services used by their smartphone.
>>>>
>>>> But there is also a large number of home PC's with Windows but
>>>> without MS Office.
> 
> Office 2000 works fine for me.  Until someone sends me a docx file and 
> such.
> 
> 

No one I know uses ms office anymore. Have a look at Libre office,
for a better experience. Free, and works on all the usual OS's as well...