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Microsoft Sued by a Beijing Student Over 'Privacy Violation'
freakxx writes "Xinhua report that a Beijing University student has sued Microsoft for allegedly gathering personal information via Windows Genuine Advantage. He has demanded a compensation of 1,350 RMB (around US$ 180) and an open apology printed in a national newspaper. The student has accused Microsoft of using WGA to gather information about his computer and himself, rather than solely checking whether or not the installed Windows XP system was genuine. A Microsoft spokesman has declined to speak on this issue and said that the matter is under investigation."
Hear me out. If he truly didn't want to be spied on, have his details collected, he should be getting the hell out of china, not using it's legal system to sue a company for doing what the government does to everybody everyday.
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Having used Apple computers for the past 5 years, I thought it might be interesting to try a new MS-based laptop to run MS Flight Simulator. What a MISTAKE! I cannot believe the people put up with such idosyncracies & illogical operating environments such as Vista Home Premium. This is the WORST computer system I have used since the first 386sx hit the market over 10 years ago. I will return this computer to Dell this week. Nothing particularly wrong with the hardware, it's just that Microsoft has this machine choked with ridiculous interactions that are beyond my tolerance. When people first use an Apple computer, they are pleasantly surprised. It just works! And Apple computer's software makes sense. On the other hand, as "pretty" as the shell is for Vista, I cannot honestly believe that a team decided to field this poor software to the public. Microsoft Vista is like a machine with adjustable knobs hanging off its sides, but get in the way all the time, and interfere with the use and function of the actual software. It's sad that Microsoft apparently only focused on the external appearance of Vista, rather than getting "inside" the software and actually making it user-friendly. But with Microsoft, that will (apparently) never happen. Viva Apple Computer.
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