Well if you are right, I'm going to be stuck in a 2001 time zone. If Protel and Microsoft fell off the face of the earth, I would still be able to successfully:
1. Design "stuff" 2. Write letters 3. Write emails 4. Collect money for my work. 5. Pay my bills Screw them all if that's where the s/w world is heading. Windows2000 (and Office 2000) is pretty damn good and so is Protel (even though the router isn't close to "state of the art") Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 6:03 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] ATS > > > while i basically agree with both your sentiments and thoughts about > this issue i'm afraid that it is a losing battle to try to fight it > (although by all means please go ahead) > > i say this because i think we will see in the very short run ALL major > software going to a time use business model > > in other words at some point there will be no 'ownership' at all (i > realize there is not literally ownership now either) there will only be > the right to use for a period of time > pay pay pay > > in fact the UCITA allows remote disabling of your software by the > manufacturer and allows defects beyond normal commercial standards > > protel probably knows pretty well what they are doing and they will > probably get away with it simply because everybody else will be doing it > too > > the market will in the end determine whether this works, i.e. if there > is sufficient value to warrant the fees > > Dennis Saputelli * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
