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Re: Windows 11 won't work offline

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On 6/21/2024 8:07 AM, Graham J wrote:

> Given that M$ and others must therefore rely on users having a good 
> internet connection it surprises me that M$ has not built a business to 
> install and maintain internet connections.  I know that this is so 
> costly that Openreach can't guarantee FTTP everywhere in the UK 
> (probably ever!) and even some populous areas can't get it for years yet 
> - and this at a time when they are trying to discontinue POTS and have 
> all phone calls carried over broadband.
> 
> M$ is extremely well off.  They should take over Openreach completely - 
> it would probably amount to small change for them.
> 

   Interesting thought. Though MS have never had much success
with hardware. Their main business in monopoly maintenance. And
Openreach seems to be only UK.

   I have a brother living in a rural area (US) who bought one
of Musk's satellite dishes, after years of poor satellite access
followed by slow ADSL. He still has no cellphone access at
home. It may be as much as 1/3 of US land area that doesn't
have cell service. I don't expect they will unless a law is passed
ruling it as a utility and requiring companies to provide it
everywhere, as they've done with electricity and landlines.

   But I read recently that MS are backtracking on MS Office,
planning to once again offer a purchased license version. So
apparently there's a market for that.



> It does mean that a service which our government deems as essential for 
> communication with officialdom would be provided by a foreign third 
> party - but this appears to be true of water, electricity, and transport 
> - to name but a few.
> 
> 

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