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Slashback: What Dell Knew, China's Fusion, Vista
Dell knew of battery flaw last year. digihome writes, "Dell pinpointed the problem with faulty Sony notebook batteries almost a year ago but only called for a 22,000-unit recall at the time because it believed the problem was limited in scope. Only later, after more customers reported incidents of Dell laptops overheating or catching fire, did Dell realize that millions of its notebook PCs, not just thousands, could be at risk, according to government records and interviews with Dell spokesmen."
GNU/Linux to gain from Vista WGA crackdown? An anonymous reader writes, "Linux is set to take on the Desktop PC market with gusto. It is a well-known fact that most proprietary software companies lose a significant amount of their revenue because of illegal copying of their software. By deciding to clamp down on piracy in the forthcoming Vista OS, Microsoft is sending a clear message to pay up to use the software. The article suggests that a sizable group of people — especially in emerging countries — who do not care about the ideology of free software but expect the software and OS to be free will be swayed to embrace GNU/Linux."
China's fusion test was a hoax. dptalia writes, "On September 28th, China claimed to successfully initiate a fusion reaction. It has come out that the announcement was a hoax. In fact, no attempt to generate fusion was even made."
Vista startup chime will be optional. Seier writes, "Microsoft looks to have had a change of heart regarding its start-up chime. Weeks ago it was learned that the company was considering locking the startup sound down so that it could not be turned off. Ars Technica reports that Microsoft has added the option to disable the sound in the control panel. Meanwhile, Microsoft has still not revealed the startup sound, which will reportedly based on the guitar work of Robert Fripp."
W00t! I'm going to be the first in line to purchase Vista just the new chime.
Trust me, it's going to be so popular that cell phone users will add it as a ring tone.
No wait! Someone will make DJ trance/tecno remixes of it.
OMG, I can't wait!!!
Life is not for the lazy.
Cool. Where can I download gusto?
American Media has always had a bullshit detector.
If bullshit is detected, the story gets posted.
If the bullshit is not detected, then the story is either sent back to the revision team, or it is deleted.
Disclaimer: I read this on a Mac Blog
Instead of WGA & secret phone-home features, Apple sends out Leprechauns riding Unicorns and flying pink Elephants (for the overseas markets) to sneak into your house and check up on your licenses. When unlicensed software is found, the Leprechauns call in the Gremlins (who arrive astride Dust Devils) to plague your computer.
Reality distortion field?
You mean Steve Jobs doesn't hang out with Leprechauns, Unicorns and flying Elephants?
(Additional Disclaimer: I lied. I didn't really read this on a Mac Blog)
[Fuck Beta]
o0t!
What was that bit about the penis trap? Well, you will have to use Vista yourself to see.
God, you must be really scared of Vista if your arguments against it have descended to "It'll injure your genitals".
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