From the Register, this story is pretty sad. Newsgroup support for Microsoft products is being removed and users are asked to use forums.
I wonder why they do this, that anything old and that works perfectly well needs to be atrophied and become an internet relic. Like Gopher. Being a gnus user, I of course have an axe to grind, though I have no subscription to any Microsoft newsgroups.
I'm afraid, other companies too would also head for the exits and remove their news servers and everyone ends up on flashy, kitschy website that produces a horrid amount of hits for simple web searches.
My primary objections to forums are that you need a browser, logins and lots of clicking hither and thither to get things done and I'm yet to see a good forum software whose search feature works well. Besides, there is something soothing about text only postings viewed in my news reader.
I wish they'd not do this.
I wonder why they do this, that anything old and that works perfectly well needs to be atrophied and become an internet relic. Like Gopher. Being a gnus user, I of course have an axe to grind, though I have no subscription to any Microsoft newsgroups.
I'm afraid, other companies too would also head for the exits and remove their news servers and everyone ends up on flashy, kitschy website that produces a horrid amount of hits for simple web searches.
My primary objections to forums are that you need a browser, logins and lots of clicking hither and thither to get things done and I'm yet to see a good forum software whose search feature works well. Besides, there is something soothing about text only postings viewed in my news reader.
I wish they'd not do this.
