In article , Mike
wrote:

Want to use Word for an hour, that'll be $1.00 please, tack on another
dollar for "whatever". etc. etc. they'll nickel and dime us to death.

Sorry but FUC*K THAT.

It's inevitable.

it is not.

The cellphone model already does that.

it does not.

Want data? No problem. Fork over $40 a line for
4 lines and get lotsa data, whether you use it or not.

wifi at home and/or work is free, as are most public wifi hotspots. get
a pay for what you use data plan for the phone, or none at all if
rarely away from wifi.

Somebody has to pay for that Superbowl commercial.

not relevant.

Linux has not offered a viable alternative for the desktop.

yep.

Android has the phone market.

as does ios.