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  1. Re:I call BS on MS Moves R&D To Canada Due To Immigration Problem · · Score: 1

    20% or so less than market is "very well"?

  2. Re:Microsoft found making PR-FUD-ing research on Vista Security Claims Debunked · · Score: 1

    No, he's right.

    How long was the double free in zlib?

    How long was the password hard coded in Interbase?

  3. Re:Good times on The History and Future of Zork · · Score: 1

    I thought Nemesis was an awesome game. Not a Zork, IMHO, but a good game none the less.

    Grand Inquisitor, now that was a graphical Zork.

  4. Re:Suprise! on ISPs Inserting Ads Into Your Pages · · Score: 1

    Yes, they can, if they get a secondary CA cert from the primary CA. They could make the cert anything they wanted, just see what comes from the origin server, then build the same cert with a different CA.

  5. Re:movies on Manhunt 2 Ban Fallout, Game Rated AO By ESRB · · Score: 1

    Why? There is no X rating, and hasn't been for decades. NC-17 replaced X because X wasn't trademarked and became widely used by unrated movies.

  6. Re:movies on Manhunt 2 Ban Fallout, Game Rated AO By ESRB · · Score: 1

    M = R
    AO = NC-17
    T = PG-13
    E-10 = PG
    E = G

  7. Re:Full disclosure of problems on Microsoft Evasive on 360 Hardware Changes · · Score: 1

    And Nintendo got burned for it with the cracks in the DS Lite. If it's the 0.02% claimed, we would've won the lottery several times in a row on those odds.

  8. Re:Yeah on eBay May Lose 'Buy it Now' Button in Patent Case · · Score: 1

    And how do you know it works if you haven't created a version?

  9. Re:his argument seems flawed on Boston University Student Challenges RIAA · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They've already convinced the courts.

    Hence the charge is "copyright infringement" and not "theft"

  10. Re:Not going to happen unless Forced on New Monkey Island Rumoured, False · · Score: 1

    Fracture isn't in the SW Universe. Neither is Indy (although that is another movie property)

  11. Re:Think of the children! on Vista Media Center Plus CableCard Equals No TV · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I guess it is true. Never...and I mean NEVER buy anything from Micro$oft that is version 1.0.

    Remove "from Microsoft" from that sentence. It rarely matters who it is, there will be problems.

  12. Re:As the article says, you need both on Second Life Arbitration Clause Unenforceable · · Score: 1

    So doesn't that apply to any EULA that includes "we may modify this at any time"? EULA's are generally take it or leave it, and if they can change it at any time, doesn't that make things hidden?

  13. Re:49/49 on Microsoft's IIS is Twice as Likely to Host Malware? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The instances were evenly split, but since Apache is more common that IIS, you should see more Apache.

  14. For me: on Microsoft Aims to Boost the 360's Family Appeal · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Increase reliability

    Drop Price (optional, reliability is more important to me right now)

  15. Re:git is pretty cool, take a closer look on Linus on GIT and SCM · · Score: 1

    WTF are you talking about? It's trivial to branch and merge in SVN.

  16. Re:Sure it is the last one on Microsoft To Dump 32-Bit After Vista · · Score: 1

    Correct, although major parts of it (the message loop, the GDI) were 16 bits and there was a global lock for running 16 bit code. Because of this, it was still way too easy for runaway apps to lock the machine.

    MS kept saying everything consumer would be true 32 bit RSN after the release of 95. It took until XP.

  17. Sure it is the last one on Microsoft To Dump 32-Bit After Vista · · Score: 1

    And Windows 95 was the last 16/32 hybrid
    Oh no, Windows 98 will *really* be it.
    Whoops, Windows 98SE will be it!
    Windows ME will, we really mean it this time!

  18. Re:No FSF owned software has been challenged on Why Microsoft Won't List Claimed Patent Violations · · Score: 1

    Because the USPTO is pretty much paid per patent so there's no incentive to actually check things?

  19. Re:Freakanomics on HBO Exec Proposes DRM Name Change · · Score: 1

    So add the price of the DVR, the need to find the proper one, setup, subscription (if not MythTV), etc. And DVR doesn't get rid of the ads that are starting to pop up, such as the image getting pushed over or up for the ad. Still too expensive in my book.

  20. Re:Freakanomics on HBO Exec Proposes DRM Name Change · · Score: 1

    You forgot to factor in ads, which is primarily what I was counting in the time cost.

  21. Re:and the obvious question is... on PC World Editor Returns, CEO Demoted · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If the first mistake was to destroy the company's reputation or do something take down every server, damn straight I'd expect an employee to be fired.

  22. Re:Freakanomics on HBO Exec Proposes DRM Name Change · · Score: 1

    It's only free if your time costs nothing.

  23. Re:Not MS' problem on Time to End Microsoft's Patch Tuesday? · · Score: 1

    The problem isn't application (or shouldn't be). The problem is testing custom business critical apps, or other third party apps that may break.

  24. Re:Oh, is that so? on AACS Vows to Fight Bloggers · · Score: 1

    And they have the right to take fair use and space shifting?

  25. Re:Betamax,UMD,BluRay on The PSP - Sony's Missed Opportunity · · Score: 1

    It's outselling "significantly", yet numbers of less than a thousand are enough to get on the top 10 sales chart. It may be doing better, but it still sucks in the grand scheme.