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Microsoft Demands Removal Of Longhorn Images

Posted by timothy on from the now-there's-a-marketing-move dept.

bonch writes "After the previously reported release of the Longhorn beta at this year's WinHEC, Neowin and other Windows sites are reporting that Microsoft is going around sending legal letters demanding removal of Longhorn Build 5048 screenshots. Paul Thurrott discusses it on his site, stating that Microsoft never told anyone beforehand not to post screenshots of the publicly available beta, and links to the new galleries he has up now. 'Enjoy it while it lasts.'"

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  1. People don't suck, corporations and the rich do... by John+Seminal · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Seriously, why would you say people suck because of what MS does? People are fighting for different options. It is MS trying to force their OS on the world. How? By lobbying governments to not use Linux (In cases where MS will lose, they give away a stripped down version of windows for free). By supporting lawsuits aginst linux, like SCO. By never releasing a finished OS, by changing the EULA when you get a update, by leaving you hanging when they decide to stop support for an OS. MS is the one treating people like crap, not the people!

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    Rosco: "If brains were gunpowder, Enos couldn't blow his nose."

  2. First the gays, now the nda's by Zane+Edwards · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sure they can remove our rights. Sure they can remove our screenshots, but can they remove the viruses?