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Microsoft: The Gatekeeper of the Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-read dept.

jeffy124 writes "C|net News.com is embarking on a seven day comprehensive report on how Microsoft is moving themselves into position to be The Gatekeeper Of The Internet through Windows XP. The first installment explains the basics of how this is going to happen: Reminders that last for days encouraging users to sign up for Passport, and how Windows will evenutally resemble services like AOL."

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  1. $$$$ by BiggestPOS · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    If this were a movie, and not real life, Bill Gates would be some sort of Mad Scientist with a plot to take over the world. I'd say hes well on his way.

    "Damn straight, today a Mad Scientist can't get a doomsday device, tomorrow its the Mad Grad-Student, where will it end?"

    --
    What, me worry?
  2. Re:The writing's on the wall for Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What the fuck are you on about, you clearly wrong person? There's no difference.

  3. Re:it's a child's os by Prower · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, it's pretty sad that the best thing the Linux fundamentalists can come up with is "Don't run Windows, it looks too nice." Look out guys, OS/2 Warp 3 just called..they want KDE to give their interface back.