And who should conduct the tests and issue licenses. A company like Microsoft? Besides, the most of the problem lies with the home users with their unpatched machines acting as zombies. Are you going to require all home users to jump through the hoops as well?
Funny thing is that since 9/11, I have yet to see any of my Arab friends get harasses by the government. But I did hear that an old white guy, a Medal of Honor awardee, complained because he had to under go extra researches at the airport.
Maybe some people are moving away from MS software for different reasons. Would you shop at a store where they treat you like a shoplifter until proven otherwise? I did a major upgrade to my Windows machine and I had to reactivate both Windows and Office! I was able to reactivate Windows over the Net without any problems (there is a limit to this, however), but I had to call MS to reactivate the Office. I had to explain why I needed to reactivate the Office to the rep before she gave me the code to finish the reactivation. I guess that's same as having to ask for the permission of MS if you want to upgrade your hardware.
My question is, why are people putting up with this crap? Don't you realize that this will get worse? Comsumers stood up to Intuit when they added the activiation feature to its products and Intuit backed off. If enough comsumers stood up to MS, they too, will back off.
Geo Metro is a total POS when compared to Corvett. Why would people bother to buy Metro when they can get a Corvett? I guess money does matter after all.
1. There were people who proposed flat tax but was shut down becaue aruged that it is "pro rich".
2. Tort reforms has been shut down as well because they argued that it is "pro rich/big business".
4. The problem with that is that who ever laid the fiber optic cabel to your are will end up having monoply your area. You can force them to share their lines with small start ups, but that it would kill their incentive to lay the line in the first place.
You honestly believe that increasing aid to countries like North Korea will really help its citizens?
"I served in the US Marines. I am saddened by the state that my nation has acheived."
And didn't it every cross your mind that perhapes US has the mightest military in the world because of the wealth? All those high tech weapons aren't cheap you know.
Where did you get Office for $10? I thought that the cheapest version of Office is $129, which is For Teachers and Students version.
You also didn't mention the price factor. Most people don't quilify for student and educators pricing, and even if you do quilify, the licensing is quite restrictive (ie, can't use it for commericial purposes and you can't upgrade off of it). Another thing you could've done was to save your resume as a doc format and no one wouldn've been wiser.
I do have to agree with you on one point and it is that Windows is better than GNU/Linux for non-techies.
I guess it's time for MS to get sued! Below is for Win 9x, and ME.
SUMMARY
This article describes how to disable the feature that allows CD-ROMs and audio compact discs (CDs) to run automatically when you insert them in your CR-ROM drive.
MORE INFORMATION
How to Disable the Feature That Allows CD-ROMs and Audio CDs to Run Automatically
To disable the feature that allows CD-ROMs and audio CDs to run automatically:
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
Double-click the CDROM branch on the Device Manager tab, and then double-click the entry for your CD-ROM drive.
On the Settings tab, click to clear the Auto Insert Notification check box.
Click OK, click Close, and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.
SunComm sues Linux users because its software won't run on Linux based OSes.
SunnComm CEO: They ought to recomplie the kernel with the support for our software because we all know that you are a pirate if you use any OSes that doesn't use DRM.
On the other news, SCO sues SunnComm because SunnComm has letters S C O in it and also for violating SCO's patent on stupid lawsuits.
Another study shows even greater productivity if you use NEC-Mitsubishi monitors with ATI Technologies video cards and the user has one or more University of Utah degrees.
" Windows XP has never crashed for me and does everything I want and need, why should I switch?" -AC
Windows XP has never crashed for me and does everything I want and need, so why is MS trying to convince everyone to switch to XP?
I am going to E-mail the whole office and tell them to not to buy Lexmark printers. Hopefully, they will forward it to everyone on their address book and the knowledge will spread faster than Klez.h.
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Because an average person would rather spend $50 on games/booze/weed than making a donation to the physics channel.
And who should conduct the tests and issue licenses. A company like Microsoft? Besides, the most of the problem lies with the home users with their unpatched machines acting as zombies. Are you going to require all home users to jump through the hoops as well?
Funny thing is that since 9/11, I have yet to see any of my Arab friends get harasses by the government. But I did hear that an old white guy, a Medal of Honor awardee, complained because he had to under go extra researches at the airport.
Maybe some people are moving away from MS software for different reasons. Would you shop at a store where they treat you like a shoplifter until proven otherwise? I did a major upgrade to my Windows machine and I had to reactivate both Windows and Office! I was able to reactivate Windows over the Net without any problems (there is a limit to this, however), but I had to call MS to reactivate the Office. I had to explain why I needed to reactivate the Office to the rep before she gave me the code to finish the reactivation. I guess that's same as having to ask for the permission of MS if you want to upgrade your hardware.
My question is, why are people putting up with this crap? Don't you realize that this will get worse? Comsumers stood up to Intuit when they added the activiation feature to its products and Intuit backed off. If enough comsumers stood up to MS, they too, will back off.
Since MS is a US company, a non-US government would have more incentives to switch than the US government.
Geo Metro is a total POS when compared to Corvett. Why would people bother to buy Metro when they can get a Corvett? I guess money does matter after all.
You have some good points but...
1. There were people who proposed flat tax but was shut down becaue aruged that it is "pro rich".
2. Tort reforms has been shut down as well because they argued that it is "pro rich/big business".
4. The problem with that is that who ever laid the fiber optic cabel to your are will end up having monoply your area. You can force them to share their lines with small start ups, but that it would kill their incentive to lay the line in the first place.
And thus, the hunt for the mutants has begun.
You honestly believe that increasing aid to countries like North Korea will really help its citizens?
"I served in the US Marines. I am saddened by the state that my nation has acheived."
And didn't it every cross your mind that perhapes US has the mightest military in the world because of the wealth? All those high tech weapons aren't cheap you know.
Then we can have GNU/UNIX = GNU's Not UNIX/UNIX. Now that'll be an interesting version of UNIX.
I hereby withdraw my nomination of Jacobs for the annual McBride Award for Excellence in Stupid Lawsuits.
Here's a counter question. What if you don't have money to buy Windows and Office? And what if you don't want to be subjected to EULA?
Where did you get Office for $10? I thought that the cheapest version of Office is $129, which is For Teachers and Students version.
You also didn't mention the price factor. Most people don't quilify for student and educators pricing, and even if you do quilify, the licensing is quite restrictive (ie, can't use it for commericial purposes and you can't upgrade off of it). Another thing you could've done was to save your resume as a doc format and no one wouldn've been wiser.
I do have to agree with you on one point and it is that Windows is better than GNU/Linux for non-techies.
I guess it's time for MS to get sued! Below is for Win 9x, and ME. SUMMARY
This article describes how to disable the feature that allows CD-ROMs and audio compact discs (CDs) to run automatically when you insert them in your CR-ROM drive.
MORE INFORMATION
How to Disable the Feature That Allows CD-ROMs and Audio CDs to Run Automatically
To disable the feature that allows CD-ROMs and audio CDs to run automatically:
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
Double-click the CDROM branch on the Device Manager tab, and then double-click the entry for your CD-ROM drive.
On the Settings tab, click to clear the Auto Insert Notification check box.
Click OK, click Close, and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.
SunComm sues Linux users because its software won't run on Linux based OSes.
SunnComm CEO: They ought to recomplie the kernel with the support for our software because we all know that you are a pirate if you use any OSes that doesn't use DRM.
On the other news, SCO sues SunnComm because SunnComm has letters S C O in it and also for violating SCO's patent on stupid lawsuits.
Another study shows even greater productivity if you use NEC-Mitsubishi monitors with ATI Technologies video cards and the user has one or more University of Utah degrees.
What a troll. Even a out of box Red Hat 9 doesn't even come close to taking 20 minutes to copy a 17MB file on lesser systems.
" Windows XP has never crashed for me and does everything I want and need, why should I switch?" -AC Windows XP has never crashed for me and does everything I want and need, so why is MS trying to convince everyone to switch to XP?
The political organizations are exempt from the list so I guess you can also say... In U.S., government telemarkets YOU!
Now if SGI can prove that those 200 lines of codes are in public domain...
I am going to E-mail the whole office and tell them to not to buy Lexmark printers. Hopefully, they will forward it to everyone on their address book and the knowledge will spread faster than Klez.h.
My reply was to an AC's post that was deleted. But I guess this is what I get for trying to defend BSD users.
Looks like he's trying to make openBSD users look like morons.
Not to mention that they have to cover their ass from RIAA
Microsoft always markets their products before their release.