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Microsoft Taking Over the BIOS
dtjohnson writes "According to this story,
Microsoft has entered into an agreement with BIOS maker Phoenix
Technologies to integrate the BIOS with Windows. This has the
potential to turn PCs into Windows-only machines and also could result
in widespread incorporation of Digital Rights Management (DRM)
technology into new PCs. It looks like Microsoft is beginning to
flex their marketplace monopoly muscles again, after taking a couple of
years off."
so now the bios wont be reliable either?
I, for one, welcome our new BIOS controlling overlords.
I, for one, welcome the day when people realize that joke just isn't funny anymore.
All your overload joke are belong to us!
Basic Insecure Operating System ?
Browse at -1, because trolls are often the most creative part of
Well Apple hasn't really got a monopoly. You'd have more of a monopoly if you had Baltic and Mediterranean Avenues.
Plus of course, MS is exceptionally bad at writing good software. It's buggy, it's not secure, the user interface is godawful. Apple sometimes has problems with this, and it's gotten worse since Steve came back, but they at least have a better reputation in this respect.
And MS is considerably more evil than Apple apparently.
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now you can have a whole new plethora of viruses and worms brought to you by windows update.
Mmmmm, want to go and tell that to Valve?
An infinite number of monkeys will eventually come up with the complete works of
Oh, the irony.
You forget that this is Slashdot. If Microsoft does ANYTHING, no matter how good it may be, the people here will accuse them of doing it for some nefarious purpose.
Microsoft Cures Cancer
Posted by michael on Friday October 03, @06:38PM
from the You-know-they're-evil-just-admit-it dept.
Anonymous Coward writes "Microsoft researchers have discovered the cure for cancer, and MS is paying for any cancer patient's medical treatment" Micro$oft is up to their same old tricks - this time exploiting the sick and feeble to further their own agenda. Have they no shame?
-- Dr. Eldarion --
Looks like phoenix wants to take a dirt nap.
Right, because we all know that no one uses Windows.
Yoda of Borg am I! Assimilated shall you be! Futile resistance is, hmm?
All your overlord joke are belong to us!
I should start charging $699 everytime somebody uses my name . . .
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I can't believe this garbage coming out. I had to replace a low end server the other day, and the OS (yes, I was forced to use a Server 2000 OS) was more than the hardware! Now M$ is trying to get their hands in that too? Will it ever stop? God almighty, if 3k isnt enough for M$ to get from a low end server, then what is? 3k just to M$ to be able to use the "BIOS" they copyrighted? Take that with a grain of salt, or a rim of salt! Come... Come to my island.
Your BIOS will be assimilated. Resistance is futile!
Next Microsoft will be selling cube shaped PCs with eerie green lights illuminating it. We must stop the collective from growing.
Dell has "paid the Phoenix tax" since they were called PC's (sic) Limited. I imagine they'll fall right into line welcoming our new BIOS overlords.
Microsoft's superior technology inovators develop a compression algorythm
I, for one, would like to welcome our new compression overlords. =D
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Next you're going to tell me Microsoft made something called a 'winmodem' that only worked on windows. Sheesh don't get worked up thinking so much. I just sit back and let Clippy tell me what to do.
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Hey Honey?
Yeah, that Dahmer character has invited us over for dinner.
I know, I know. But that doesn't mean he's going to eat us.
This time could be different.
KFG
I can hear it now. On trying to install Linux, "I'm sorry Dave, but I can't let you do that"
__ Someday, but not this morning, I'll finally learn to use the preview button.
Oh, and they wouldn't be paying for the initial treatments out of the goodness of their hearts, but treatment would be funded by vouchers given to victims in prior settlments of court cases against MS.
And in the battle of public opinion, you can't beat the 500 pound elephant willing to lie.
That's one small elephant!
The Microsoft BIOS will be called "Microsoft Control Program," or MCP for short.
End of Line.
Yeah, but they'll be back (rising from the ashes and all that).
Show me on the doll where his noodly appendage touched you.
Everyone, sing along:
Open Firmware Song
Let me get this straight, you've got the money to drop $6k on a HDTV and now you're in the mood to start firebombing companies?
Ladies and gentlemen, the revolution has begun.
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Yeah, you're really winning the argument if you are using the award winning strategy of saying your opponent is having sex with Bill Gates.
I'm surprise Linus lets you talk with your mouth full.
"Derp de derp."
Just great, now i can count on getting the latest virus/worm of the week in my BIOS now.
Slashdot's first reaction to VMware
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