>> Microsoft's job is to make money. It doesn't necessarily have to be at 
>> their customer's expense - they just prefer to do business that way 
>> because it's easier.
> 
> Haha you are exactly the sort of person Darren was talking about.  So 
> what, you suggest that a company does something a *harder* way and then 
> make *less* money?  Yeh, all the shareholders are going to love that one...

...and *this* is why there are laws against practices such as fraud, 
extortion, and so forth. Because otherwise no sane company would bother 
to actually produce products. They'd just promise the customer a 
product, take their money, give the customer an empty shoe box with some 
wires on the front, and be laughing all the way to the bank.

Fortunately, such behaviour is illegal. Unfortunately, laws do not apply 
to Microsoft.

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