Real World Computing

We've been out of Microsoft's Corporate licensing model for quite a while and it's been good, no, it's been GREAT.  Whenever I've needed a Microsoft Product, I've wandered down to the local retail outlet and purchased it. Sure, sometimes I've been a little annoyed when it's not in stock and I've had to wait a day or two but on the whole, it's been glorious. We haven't bothered with maintenance on our Microsoft products because we don't want to upgrade. Not within 3-4 years. Our standards so far have been   Windows NT + Office 97,  then Windows XP + Office 2003  and now Windows 7 + Office 2010. Because we update so infrequently (and all at once), it's easier to simply purchase new computers once every four years and buy the software at the same time. It's not like you save anything much on the volume licensing  -- in fact, it's quite the opposite, buying a new licence every four years is much cheaper than paying ...

So, you're an Apple person, or a Windows person, and y ou already have an iTunes or Windows store account. Y ou can get your books, music and movies from their stores. Why would you bother getting a Google Play account? It's worth it. That's why -- even if you only buy the FREE things.  Actually, there's four very good reasons; Cross Platform Functionality Downloading to Other Devices Uploading Your Own Materials Free Stuff  Cross Platform Functionality If you have iTunes, then for the most part, your music and movies are only available on your apple device(s).   Your iPhone, iPod or iPad, maybe your apple computer and possibly, in some cases, your windows computer.  Essentially, purchases on the apple platform, stay on the apple platform. This is not the case with Google Play . Movies, Music and Books from Google Play works in; Android tablets and phones (obviously) Apple iPhones, iPads and iPods (Do a search for Google Play) Windows P...