This is where Windows XP is heading - Hailstorm

[odz]

Hailstorm actually sounds pretty good to me, but I don't want MS to control all commerce and information on the internet.



<< As part of the Microsoft® .NET initiative, Microsoft is introducing a user-centric architecture and set of XML Web services, codenamed &quot;HailStorm.&quot; HailStorm will make it easier to integrate the silos of information that exist today. HailStorm services are oriented around people, instead of around a specific device, application, service, or network. They put users in control of their own data and information, protecting personal information and providing a new level of ease of use and personalization. The HailStorm services take advantage of the .NET technologies and architecture that make it possible for applications, devices, and services to work together. These services make user consent the basis for who can access user information, what they can do with it, and how long they have permission. >>

 

[Noriaki]

I dunno about Renting software.

Depends how much they charge for it.

If you say estimate your software is fully depricated after 4 years (that's what MS runs under I believe).

So if they just charge you 1/4 of the full software price/year you don't gain anything. Except that you *HAVE* to upgrade after the 4 years.

Now if they charge you like $40/year to &quot;rent&quot; office XP pro that's not so bad....