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Gates Admits Stripped Down Windows Possible
ChristTrekker writes "The Financial Times reports that Bill Gates admitted a stripped-down Windows is possible after all." This kinda contradicts a lot of other
stuff he's been saying. There's a few bits in the article worth a read.
Finally, BillG blurts out the truth, but before he can take it back (and explain it was gas), it is recorded, filed, and sent into the public domain. Is anyone surprised by this revelation, or is it just more amazing that he acutally admitted it.... Microsoft is slipping....
...we are from the government - we are here to help...
Mr Gates has argued during three days of testimony that the states' proposals were cobbled together by its corporate rivals...
I thought Monopolies didn't have rivals.
Mr Gates admitted that Windows XP Embedded, a version of Windows used in products such as bank cash machines...
Does anyone know the brand of cash machine that uses XP embedded? I'd like to be sure to avoid using these.
it's all about the money...
Mr Gates said his group's sales to computer manufacturers were worth between $6bn-$7bn a year, and that the discounts could reach 25 per cent of those revenues.
What is wrong with stripping down windows to bring back competition? Why not have a Windows XP Lite? When prices for these versions are lower than the rest it's probably drawing more people to buy the OS instead of looking to cheaper alternatives as Linux. This would allow MS to have inroads at different kind of systems. The cheaper the OS the cheaper the box can be?
Don't get me wrong here, i use Open Source at home (except for the system of my daughter who really needs Windows for school).
Real dev? Oh , you mean like developing Yet Another Database app for the company? Or some such
mickey mouse crap. Hobbyist developers usually try HARD stuff for the challenge. Sounds to me
like you're the clown who's simply regurgitated his collage notes to try to sound impressive.