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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.'"
Yeah, I guess it would take a half hour to click the radio button that says "Disable all automatic updates" the first time you run XP. Even if you enable it, disabling it is easy since it tells you about how you can disable it every time it pops up with an update. I can't believe the lengths people will go to in order to put down Microsoft. IMHO, Windows XP is the best operating system ever released by Microsoft. If you don't like it, then don't use it.
"But it is certainly not our intent to access any user's system when that is not what they desire."
Sounds Clintonesque if you ask me. But at any rate, yet another reason to _not_ trust Microsoft. Watch for CIOs making more noises about dumping MS crap.
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And inspite of this, M$ spied on you and acquired your software list, checked to make sure you weren't violating "licenses". They own your computer (so they think).
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