NYT MS bashing.

Just read a nice article in the New York Times 17-Feb. about planned obsolescence. . . . excerpt: "In a way, this could be Microsoft's real crime. While the software giant was convicted of violating antitrust laws, the company may actually be more guilty of locking its customers into an endless series of software upgrades that demand increasingly powerful machines. While so far there is little evidence of a large-scale backlash, some consumers are beginning to grumble about being forced to continually buy and relearn new equipment just to keep up to speed. "The machines are supposed to be easier to use with each generation," said Douglas Rushkoff, a novelist who often writes about the Internet. But now, he said, "Microsoft has to sell me software that comes packaged with a built- in wizard to help me figure things out."" Andy Grove gets his word in too. The URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/17/weekinreview/17MARK.html The more prominent the critic, in this case the NYT, the more prople will notice. John A. and the photo is of a PC in the Dumpster