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BBC Hails "fair" Microsoft XP SP1

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-the-microsoft-i-know dept.

Richard Bown writes "Continuing their current trend of only giving you half the story the BBC have this article on how fair and equitable Microsoft are these days. No mention of EULA changes."

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  1. British journalism sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The BBC is only marginally more credible than the Sunday Sport. The British love affair with sensationalism and fictitious "reporting" comes from a desperate wish for SOMETHING interesting to happen on that moldy shit-hole of an island. Think about it: "George Bush is Bad, Bill Gates is Good." That's British intellect in action. No wonder that godforsaken crap-filled swamp can't pull itself out of the middle ages. No wonder they've been ruled by inbred monarchs for 800 years. No wonder their babysitters come to the US and kill babies. Centuries of gray skies and infectious beef have made them all passive, hopeless, and above all stupid.

  2. 133MB by Draoi · · Score: 2, Troll
    ... to remove a bunch of icons from the desktop???

    The tools banish all appearances of these programs from the desktop screen, the start menu and the taskbar on the bottom of the screen.
    Bloatware or wha'? :-) It's significant that the article states that only the icons are removed not the underpinnings ...
    --
    Alison

    "It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." - Albert Einstein

  3. Re:Hiding them? Get rid of them! by Albert+Einstyle · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, exactly, i am sick of people fuckin complaining about MS products being crap. If you dont want to use it, go load Linux, buy a mac or shut up. In my opinion IE 6 is great, Windows Media player is great and msn messenger is one of the most useful programs i have. I dont care if microsoft own the monopoly on instant messaging or anything else, the fact is i cant talk to all my friends online OR play any type of media in one program. IF thats not good enough for you then you need to get out more. I'm all for open source, but i'm also human, and lets fact it, standardised formats make life easier.

  4. Re:Karma Whoring by glesga_kiss · · Score: 0, Troll
    I would be less surprised if they placed an icon of the Windows Media Player on the start menu root.

    I think they do. I've noticed several bookmarks/start menu items that re-appear eventially when deleted. Just try deleting the "Links" folder in the Favourites menu...it will be back soon enough...