Yeah, reminds me of the time we had a power failure at work. The UPS was only going to give us a few minutes of uptime, so I saved what I was busy with, and shut down my PC. Clever Windows decides to bring up a dialog saying "Windows is installing updates 1 of 18. Please don't switch off the power to your machine"
Of course they tried to steal something from someone, they tried to steal concepts from BlueJ.
Your assertion that "[they] applied for a patent erroneously" is hopelessly gullible. M$ has a history of using any and all tactics they can to force competitors (and even non-competitors) out of the market, and trying to bully, frighten or delude customers and potential customers into choosing their products instead of someone elses, and hurt innovation wherever they can if it means preserving their hold over something.
Their tactics have been downright despicable in the past, and this is more evidence that they are still up to their old tricks. There is no doubt that they knew exactly what they were doing when they did this, and had every intention of getting away with it if they could, moral or other objections not being a part of their decision making processes. Everything not Microsfot must be crushed or assimilated, according to the Gospel of Gates.
I still maintain that I do not wish to sign away my computer to a company that actively seeks new ways to limit my freedom for no good reason. Amen.
I'm sorry, but to give credit to M$ here would be like giving credit to the thief that snatches a little old ladies purse, then, noticing a cop watching, gives it back and pats her on the back. Should we be saying "Well, at least he saw the error of his ways" ?
What M$ did was wrong, clearly wrong, and they knew it at the time, and now that they can't get away with it they are trying to pretend it was all a misunderstanding and they're not really bad people.
M$ has a history of repeatedly doing things like this, and worse, not just to other companies, but to their paying customers (forcing unstable/insecure ie code on them, anyone?). Not to mention what they might be planning (http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070128 08444146).
This sort of thing is the main reason I don't want to live in a world with M$ in it...
/me quietly leaves for a M$ free world of linux only, where he's in control of his own computer, and politely closes the door behind himself
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Yeah, reminds me of the time we had a power failure at work. The UPS was only going to give us a few minutes of uptime, so I saved what I was busy with, and shut down my PC. Clever Windows decides to bring up a dialog saying "Windows is installing updates 1 of 18. Please don't switch off the power to your machine"
Well, I for one welcome our /. changing light bulb Overlords.
Of course they tried to steal something from someone, they tried to steal concepts from BlueJ.
Your assertion that "[they] applied for a patent erroneously" is hopelessly gullible. M$ has a history of using any and all tactics they can to force competitors (and even non-competitors) out of the market, and trying to bully, frighten or delude customers and potential customers into choosing their products instead of someone elses, and hurt innovation wherever they can if it means preserving their hold over something.
Their tactics have been downright despicable in the past, and this is more evidence that they are still up to their old tricks. There is no doubt that they knew exactly what they were doing when they did this, and had every intention of getting away with it if they could, moral or other objections not being a part of their decision making processes. Everything not Microsfot must be crushed or assimilated, according to the Gospel of Gates.
I still maintain that I do not wish to sign away my computer to a company that actively seeks new ways to limit my freedom for no good reason. Amen.
I'm sorry, but to give credit to M$ here would be like giving credit to the thief that snatches a little old ladies purse, then, noticing a cop watching, gives it back and pats her on the back. Should we be saying "Well, at least he saw the error of his ways" ?
8 08444146).
/me quietly leaves for a M$ free world of linux only, where he's in control of his own computer, and politely closes the door behind himself
What M$ did was wrong, clearly wrong, and they knew it at the time, and now that they can't get away with it they are trying to pretend it was all a misunderstanding and they're not really bad people.
M$ has a history of repeatedly doing things like this, and worse, not just to other companies, but to their paying customers (forcing unstable/insecure ie code on them, anyone?). Not to mention what they might be planning (http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2007012
This sort of thing is the main reason I don't want to live in a world with M$ in it...