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Microsoft Admits Targeting Wine Users

Posted by Zonk on from the why-wouldn't-they? dept.

Buddha Joe wrote in to mention that the lack of Windows updates for Wine users is the result of a Microsoft's active targeting of Wine users. ZDNet has the story. From the article: "As the most popular third-party translation technology in use, Wine was the first emulator to be specifically tested for via WGA"

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  1. Microsoft Admits It Can't Hold Its Liquor! by Korben+Dallas · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And the wino and I know the pain of street singin'
    Like a door-to-door salesman knows the pains of bell ringin'

  2. Let the beer flow ... by ScorpFromHell · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    for windoze hates wine!!

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  3. Pull! by numbski · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    *boom*

    Pull!

    *boom*

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  4. Re:The Interview by ch-chuck · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's ok - I didn't want any of their cheesy updates anyway.

    In unrelated news, The US has successfully downed a dummy ballistic missile in a test of the sea-based element of its Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) programme. Bet that's not going to make the liberal media news today.

    You can tell from the spelling of 'program' that that was cut/paste from Der Register.

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  5. Re:The Interview by civilizedINTENSITY · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hehehe...Thats always been my favorite darwin award.