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EU Sleuths Think Microsoft Sabotaged Windows

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the evil-empire dept.

Adam Zweimiller writes "The Inquirer is reporting that in it's ongoing battle with Microsoft, the European Commission is investigating the possibility that the Vole has sneakily sabotaged the Media Player-free versions of Windows it is obliged to ship to the EU. A report (subscription required) in today's Wall Street Journal suggests Microsoft has fiddled with the registry in its stripped-down Windows offerings and the result is that video clips embedded into Microsoft Word documents don't run properly, for example."

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  1. What's the deal? by dauthur · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can easily say without any evidence that they tampered with IE too. There's something wrong with ActiveX...

    1. Re:What's the deal? by eobanb · · Score: 5, Funny

      There's something wrong with ActiveX

      Of this I have no doubt.

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    2. Re:What's the deal? by XeRo_X4i · · Score: 5, Funny

      No. IE works as it should. Its completely 100% safe on my computer. Theres this built in function that most users over look and increase security by at least 100%. If you look at the top right of the IE browser, supposing you're currently using IE, theres a little red box with an X. Microsoft was smart enough to include this functionality into their browser that sets the browser to safe mode after clicking on it.

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  2. This sounds like meetings I sit in ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Manager: Take that media player out of your operating system.
    Me: ok
    Manager: Why don't these media clips play anymore?
    What I'd like to say: Cause you're a fucking idiot. And you told me to take it out, which I did. So go fuck yourself, and stop telling me how to do my job.

  3. Sabotage, or.... by TheGuano · · Score: 5, Funny
    Microsoft ships out buggy code on their own schedule: people complain that they're incompetent, lazy, and making people to beta test for them.

    Microsoft ships out buggy code after a fight with the EU: people complain that they're intentionally sabotaging their code in retaliation.

    Please people, just pick one conspiracy theory and stick with it...

  4. Not one word in the article about... by xactuary · · Score: 5, Funny

    how this affects clippy or MS Bob.

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  5. Re:They "think" it was "sabotaged" ? by Clay+Pigeon+-TPF-VS- · · Score: 5, Funny

    My professor bitched when the printed out version's video wouldnt play.

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  6. Re:Never attribute to malice by lanswitch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Never attribute to incompetence that which can be attributed to Microsoft.

  7. Re:They "think" it was "sabotaged" ? by jcuervo · · Score: 5, Funny
    I wouldn't install it if I had a signed afidavit from the CEO saying it won't call home or resist uninstallation, distills whiskey and prints $100 notes.
    Man, your priorities are all fucked up. :-)
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