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nihilist_1137 writes: "This story is about how MS changed its EULA and you just gave them control of your computer. In the section on Windows XP Professional, 'Internet-Based Services Components' paragraph says in part, 'You acknowledge and agree that Microsoft may automatically check the version of the Product and/or its components that you are utilizing and may provide upgrades or fixes to the Product that will be automatically downloaded to your Workstation Computer.'"
Take Random Joe, he is sitting infront of his new Windows XP machine.
He is watching a streaming movie (which incidentally he had to jockey a server for 30mins to connect to) when all of a sudden the quality begins to deteriorate and the stream stops. What could have gone wrong?? - Has the streaming server crashed?? Was the movie file defective??
Nope, as it turns out, Windows XP decided that it wanted to update itself for the 5th time today and ate poor old Joe's bandwith for breakfast.
Roll on something intelligent like HAL 9000!
"I'm sorry Dave, but I'm afraid I can't do that..."
DOH!
Ripping an new rectum in the fabric of spacetime.
Didn't we already give MS this right when we D/L and install IE? How many times to I have to agree to the non-privacy of my computer!!
"Science is about ego as much as it is about discovery and truth " - I said it, so sue me.
This is, quite possibly, the most idiotic comment I've ever read on Slashdot. Congratulations.
you just gave them control of your computer
Just because you were duped into making this mistake, doesn't mean that we're all as stupid as you. Please don't include me in your sweeping generalizations of computer-user idiocy. Your mistakes are your own.
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