🚀 go-pugleaf

i went direct to survey page bypassing index.html and must have
completed 2/3 screenfuls of input b4 i realized "hey, i could
use this as model for future survey of my own" so i went to
save page (by editing in netscape first) and it crashed netscape

so in lieu of failed attempt to complete survey, here's my 2 cents

irrespective of how easy, convenient or enticing it might be to
shop on inet  --  NO WAY  -- not until some changes occur first.

individual online privacy is guaranteed  i.e. no siphoning of
personal data, habits or trails for profit by others  -  and no,
that is no excuse for getting suckered into "free surfing" either
(seems to be the new fad being promoted these days)

microsoft, as marketing ploy to snare marketshare, for long time 
boasted it was best, most secure systems (nt4) etc...  Equally,
instead of owning up to its mistakes, for long time it denied 
any/all security flaws and ignored media reports and complaints.
Ms has not apologized for its past conduct but evidently has had
to eat humble pie.  Nowadays, one gets their newsletter with
security alerts (flaws in o/s they designed) and occassionally
a patch to fix a patch which was supposed to fix a security flaw
in the first place.   Instead of fixing up all the flaws, they
come up with a new operating system which when released (Feb),
i promise you, will not be flawless and will have its own new
flaws.   Microsoft is currently soft talking some entities into 
spreading the word, people, the consumers, should not expect it to 
be perfect and that it'll have its own set of bugs COMMON NOW, IS 
THAT RIGHT, IS IT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE ?????   this doesnt surprise 
me because true to form MICROSOFT is driven by PURE GREED which, i
might add, WILL BE ITS UNDOING !

and some people are trying to promote internet shopping using credit 
cards telling us its safe.   its safe my foot ! and while there are 
evil guys out there, there's no way you'll get me using my credit 
card for online shopping.

no, i'm not going to get suckered into that and i'm not the only one
around with that view - alas, people and consumerism by those who
want you to part with your money may yet win the war - that depends
on how wise or stupid the mass people are - so, it remains to be 
seen how it will be resolved but i have no doubt as to how low,
cunning and conniving some entities can be in the name of marketing !

no personal offense meant to you as i realise you're just another
fellow human trying to complete your milestone

i'm not so sure commercialisation of the internet was a good thing 
for it, whichever way you look at it, we pay for it, and i think
i'd rather pay for it in my taxes rather than direct to someone
pocket

hope that helps your survey

and for those it might interest, Bill Gates is quoted to have said 
"No one can accuse us of not knowing how to make money!"

Shefali Kumar wrote:
> 
> For my masters thesis I am doing a study on future of internet shopping.
> I would appreciate your input at
> 
> http://courses.unt.edu/ykim/index.html (Please follow the link to the
> survey)
> 
> or visit
> 
> http://courses.unt.edu/ykim/survey.html
> 
> I am grateful of your help.
> 
> Thanks,
> Shefali Kumar
> Graduate Student
> University of North Texas