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Dan Gillmor on WinXP
A reader writes:There's a new column from Dan Gillmor on SiliconValley.com about Windows XP. The column calls for an injunction stopping the shipping of WinXP. Dan's got a well thought out list of reasons why and how it would work."
The Ideal Windows XP
No Internet Explorer It stifles competition. People can download the browser of their choice.
Java Plugin Loaded Windows XP should support Java out of the box so that people do not have to download it.
No MSN Icon on the Desktop Windows XP is already one Microsoft Product. They cannot use it to 'push' other products they produce.
AOL Icon on the Desktop AOL Time Warner should have a right to advertise on and windows desktop. After all they are not Microsoft.
Passport should be removed If people want a crappy free e-mail account or Instant Messaging they should refer to the above AOL Icon on their desktop.
Code-Signing is bad Microsoft should not be allowed to tell people what drivers/software have been proven to run under windows xp. They can find this out on their own.
Windows Activation Microsoft has no right to attempt to stop piracy. After all piracy much like death is inevetible. Any attempts to prolong life.. err I mean stop piracy should be stopped.
In conclusion I also feel that the word Microsoft should be removed from WindowsXP. After all it's just an operating system. Obviously the internet is much more important therefore WindowsXP should be labeled accordingly as AOL Time Warner Windows XP.
Horse* theHorse = new Horse(theStory);
Kill(theHorse);
while (theHorse.IsDead())
{
Post(theHorse.GetStory());
Beat(theHorse);
}
Things you think are in the Constitution, but are not.
It's a troll because you actually dared to critizise Microsoft. Anybody who says anything negative about MS gets modded down. You can easily get you karma back up by doing a "sure windows used to suck but I haven't rebooted my W2K box in a year and XP is even better" post. While you are at it also mention that "I love linux but I gotta have my (fill in the blank) app and windows never crashes anymore". These two formulas are guaranteed to get you a +5 from all the MS employees who troll slashdot and mod up pro-MS posts.
Really try it sometimes it works every time.
War is necrophilia.