Financial Institutions Balk at MS Licensing

mmol_6453 writes "Now, not only are hospitals groaning under the combination of Microsoft and the HIPAA, but banks are having issues relating to federal privacy laws. Favorite line: 'Microsoft has told...that it plans eventually to eliminate users' ability to disable Microsoft's access to their systems.'"

Comments

Re:Trojan Horse?

[mdechene]

Pardon the typo's....My fingers are influenced half by neurons, and half by beer right now.

High level of control

[Zakabog]

Microsoft does provide users with a high level of control over the auto update feature. Windows XP ships with the feature turned off, for example, so users must choose to activate it. And Microsoft notifies users of any updates, requiring them to agree to install them.

Microsoft: This is our highest level of control on anything we've ever included in windows! You can turn it on AND off!!!! AND you have to agree to install the updates, come on how can you hate us now, we give you so much control!

Yeah, MS can access my system all they like

[darkov]

I dunno what they're going to do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n, though.

Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like

[pair-a-noyd]

depends on how kinky it is, if it involves billy goats and scuba gear Gate$ himself will r00t your box..

Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like

[doorbot.com]

I dunno what they're going to do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n, though.

I'm surprised you've found a use for all of it. Maybe you're building the world's first "Internet Porn Way-Back Machine"

Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like

[alexburke]

I dunno what they're going to do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n, though.

Probably the same thing you do with it.

Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like

[zenspider]

> I dunno what they're going to do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n, though.

Same thing what any of us do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n...

Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like

[jsse]

Same thing what any of us do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n...

Alphabetically sort them and store them in rolls of CD in orderly fashion?

Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like

[darkov]

Maybe you're building the world's first "Internet Porn Way-Back Machine"

It's the Google cache of smut.

Re:Yeah, MS can access my system all they like

[Anonymous Coward]

I dunno what they're going to do with 62 gigabytes of pr0n, though.

Probably the same thing you do with it.

embrace and extend? eww.

Wow, you need a girlfriend!

[SaraSmith]

Spend some of that porn time on socializing with real live women and you may find an upgrade to porn. Yes yes, I know that sounds crazy, but there are things above and beyond porn.. try 'em out, they're way more fun.

Re:Wow, you need a girlfriend!

[Anonymous Coward]

Yea, with a real woman, you can make your own porn!

It works even better with two or more women, try it and see.

Re:Wow, you need a girlfriend!

[darkov]

Actually, it's my girlfriend's collection.

Re:Wow, you need a girlfriend!

[KingJoshi]

Actually, it's my girlfriend's collection.

Just because you have a collection of porn of a particular girl does not make her your girlfriend.

Re:This blows.

[Interfacer]

They probably need access to your bank to see if you paid for your copy of windows ... :)

Re:Trojan Horse?

[CoolVibe]

Oh that's okqya, sometimes I have to type something when i havn't had any coffee yet. The result is usua;llly somethong like thios. SOmehow my fingers (adn my brain) need vcoffee to type somewaht corectly.

;-)

They can access mine too

[Duds]

So long as they work out what my Kazaa and WinMX nicknames are of course :)

Take everything in reach...

[PhilHibbs]

then hand back what the courts tell you to.

Re:Let me get this straight

[Gannoc]

My Mom is 108 years old. Windows XP one day manifested itself in a swirling cloud of darkness and evil and killed her cat. I installed Debian for her and it cured her arthritis and let her get involved in some kernel hacking. She's never had a problem with her computer, even when she loses power. Bless you Linux!

Re:Hard to fathom

[Pig Hogger]

And what about that 10 year old piece of software that was written BEFORE Kylix, Java, Qt etc?

It should run fine on WINE or DOSEMU...

Re:Trust

[the grace of R'hllor]

Yeah.

"And if you sons of bitches don't fix your security ASAP, I'm taking my debts elsewhere!"

It lacks punch.

Re:Easter Eggs?

[Anonymous Coward]

FIGHT! FIGHT!

Oooooh, I wish I had a crappy XP machine to try this out!

--

The box said "For Windows XP or better", so I bought a Mac!

Re:Trojan Horse?

[sharkey]

Wow! You could be a /. editor!

Re:Trojan Horse?

[ShavenYak]

If it's a revolution... when do we guillotine Bill Gates?