There are some days I have to double check myself and make sure I'm not reading the Onion by mistake. Those days seem to be becoming larger in number. Oh! And I thought The Onion was a National Daily;)
Don't these kinds of threats put MS in legal jeopardy? Couldn't Linux companies sue MS claiming that Balmer's statements are harming their business, especially in light of the fact that MS refuses to identify these patents? I would think that this situation could cause more problems with the EU.
The DOJ of course is completely hopeless at this point, but other countries can still offer some relief. In my opinion, Companies like RedHat, IBM and the members of the OIN should counter sue MS for trying to threaten their customers without giving any proof to their claims.
Everyone has been saying this from ever. If Linux infringes the patents, tell us which one. We'll redesign our code accordingly. If they do not tell what patents are being infringed, then there is nothing we can do to find out that. Windows code is not open. Linux is. Everyone is free to look at the code.
It is more likely, MS infringed on GPL and other opensources Licenses by copying code from Linux to be used by them. Their code is binary. No source to check. How are we to know what they got in there?
Amazon UK don't seem to have that in stock. They do, however, have the Anarchist's Cookbook. Uh oh! I can see the cops heading for Amazon now. Isn't that possession of material/information for terrorist purpose?
Umm... Why not just reinstall Windows using the rescue disk provided and bring it back in.
Then you've got the right OS and the crack is still there.
I do not think Laptops these days come with OS disks. The OS rescue is stored on a hidden Partition. I bought my ACer Laptop from Tesco. Installed Ubuntu by deleting the Windows partition, but kept the hidden rescue partition, just in case. The poster may not have done what i did. And he may no longer have a Vista setup to reinstall from
I don't have any problems with WiFi. But then again, I use Windows.
It's kind of amazing how Linux can't even auto-detect and auto-config hardware as well as Windows 95 could. Do you guys need another decade or two to figure it out? Rather than whining about how Microsoft is oppressing you, what about doing a little bit of work on this issue? Anyone think that might help? Oh really? Can you tell me why you install all those freaking motherboard, chipset, lancard, wifi, Webcam, etc, etc Drivers on your Windows machine?
After they hire all the people required to sift and parse this data, there will be no Indian programmers left for outsourcing. Bravo, keep up the good work - bureaucracy know no bounds. I can imagine a a big Mumbai police run call centre with everyone monitoring every text you type, every site you access, every IM you make, every mail you send and every mail you read.. and suddenly one guy shouts... I found a convict...
Wait a second.. Did I read the script for The Simpsons Movie?
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The DOJ of course is completely hopeless at this point, but other countries can still offer some relief. In my opinion, Companies like RedHat, IBM and the members of the OIN should counter sue MS for trying to threaten their customers without giving any proof to their claims. Everyone has been saying this from ever. If Linux infringes the patents, tell us which one. We'll redesign our code accordingly. If they do not tell what patents are being infringed, then there is nothing we can do to find out that. Windows code is not open. Linux is. Everyone is free to look at the code. It is more likely, MS infringed on GPL and other opensources Licenses by copying code from Linux to be used by them. Their code is binary. No source to check. How are we to know what they got in there?
Power without ethics: US terrorism. Spot on.
Umm... Why not just reinstall Windows using the rescue disk provided and bring it back in.
Then you've got the right OS and the crack is still there.
I do not think Laptops these days come with OS disks. The OS rescue is stored on a hidden Partition. I bought my ACer Laptop from Tesco. Installed Ubuntu by deleting the Windows partition, but kept the hidden rescue partition, just in case. The poster may not have done what i did. And he may no longer have a Vista setup to reinstall fromIt's kind of amazing how Linux can't even auto-detect and auto-config hardware as well as Windows 95 could. Do you guys need another decade or two to figure it out? Rather than whining about how Microsoft is oppressing you, what about doing a little bit of work on this issue? Anyone think that might help? Oh really? Can you tell me why you install all those freaking motherboard, chipset, lancard, wifi, Webcam, etc, etc Drivers on your Windows machine?
May be not even a mouse.. How about a Wiimote? ;)