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More MS EULA Fun

Posted by timothy on from the if-a-eula-falls-in-the-forest dept.

gray code writes: "The Register is reporting that Microsoft has placed an interesting wrinkle in the EULA of WinXP SP1 and Win2k SP3 that asks for the same remote admin rights as the Windows Media Player patch that raised such an uproar. I think I'll be leaving my Win2k box at SP2, thank you very much." Update: 08/04 15:05 GMT by T : Helix150 writes that a separate EULA for W2K's SP3 "contains this nasty bit: 'You may not disclose the results of any benchmark test of the .NET Framework component of the OS Components to any third party without Microsoft's prior written approval.' Hmmm..."

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  1. Re:You're assuming too much by Toraz+Chryx · · Score: 1, Troll

    I have a large collection of mp3's ripped from CD's that I OWN I'd appreciate it if Microsoft can not being able to delete the mp3's I spent hours ripping and normalising.

  2. Way to fast, way to perfect by Niadh · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can we get the IP of that AC? 207.46.230.218

    thought so!

  3. Re:And if they didn't? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    As a business manager, Ive deployed Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Linux and Windows 2000 solutions. Simple fact is that Win2K is cheaper, works just as good, and because of this we are in the process of dropping all our unix based core and laying off the dweebs that support it. Business advantage does not come from running linux, folks. In the myopic view of a sys admin, it probably means all the worlds difference to run a linux box and be 'kewl', but in the real world, it doest matter a hill of beans.

  4. How is this a troll ? err lets see... by Archfeld · · Score: 1, Troll

    the lack of ability to communicate without insulting other people ? What part of the parent post can't you refute. I seriously doubt that a M$ employee is assigned to /. to put a positive spin on PR issues. As usual the raving paranoids run rampant here and people's opinions are like assholes, numerous, rife and stinky.

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    errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
  5. Re:And if they didn't? by mentin · · Score: 0, Troll
    You can stop it from coming on and being VISIBLE in the system tray, or from bugging you about a Passport. But you can't stop it from loading without a hack.
    Bullshit. In Tools\Options menu there is an option "Run this program when Windows starts". If you turn it off, Messenger will never show up again.
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    MSDOS: 20+ years without remote hole in the default install