I've been online since mid-1995, and never suffered an attack, aside from a couple minor virus infections from pirated games.
Until recently, I played the tin-folied-hat, security/privacy paranoid nutjob, being very careful when visiting unkown or shady sites (always using FF or Netscape back then), stacked under layers upon layers of AV, firewall, NAT router, anti-spyware/malware, anti-trojan, and whatever other crap Symantec and McAffee could sell me. I couldn't buy/download/update enough secuity software.
And yes, I've been doing trouble-free banking and shopping online since 1995. And who says money can't buy security??
One day I decided I had enough!! Partly due to a period of unemployment (03-04), partly due to a slow PC (Pentium with 64 MB of RAM), I decided to shun most of that security stuff little by little. The free AV (resource-hog Avast) was the last to go.
Fast-forward to 2008, 3 PCs later. The only security feature I have is my NAT router, and best of all I'M STILL DOING TROUBLE-FREE ONLINE BANKING AND SHOPPING!! No virii, no malware, no nothing!!!! I scan my PC once a year, just to be safe, and still nothing!!
As it turns out, unlike Symantec, McAffeee et al would have you beliveve, COMMON SENSE goes a very long towards keeping your PC safe. Best of all it's free!!!!
And yes, I've been using Windows all this time, and my PC stays online almost 24/7.
> The majority of users probably have no idea what DRM is and are thus unaffected.
They may not know what DRM is, but it surely affects them when they buy a DVD movie only to find out it doesn't play on whatever device it is they're trying to play it on. Even NASA fell in the DRM trap.
Good point. Will the forensic expert just look at file extensions to determine what is copyrighted material, and what is personal/private info?? If so, your trick should work.
I used to work for a major OEM whose clients included the military, along with other branches of the US government. The military in particular had a "strict" policy about hard drives: they did NOT RMA them EVER. If a PC of theirs was to be returned or sent in for service, it arrived without the hard drive.
What's the point of such strict policy towards your supplier if some dumbass from within will just pawn it off on Ebay?? It's not the first time this happens.
I thought MS was trying to WIN marketshare in mobile devices back from Apple, and this is how they do it??? Someone needs to throw a chair at Ballmer and tell him MS is the UNDERDOG in this market and Apple/Symbian are far, far ahead.
Steroids are basically synthesized testosterone, and it's known that heavy users become temporarily sterile (as long as they're on the drug). And all those muscles will get you laid a lot more, so it's not really a bad side effect:-)
"This time, Microsoft was smart not to limit the time that it's available or the number of keys. It will be up for download until July, so there's lots of time to grab a copy."
But it STILL expires after a certain date, forcing you to buy it, or switch to another OS. Ticking time bomb.
This move will drive newspapers consumption even further into the ground.
I always say this, if traditional printed newspapers want to survive the digital age, all they need to do is go 100% ad-sponsored and distribute it to the public for FREE. Much cheaper than developing some proprietary shit hat ony runs on some shit, which you have to spend a shit load of money to get.
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they can't get it back. Problem solved.
You pretty much described Special Ed. Yet we accep that alright.
If you're going have the dumb kids mingle with the smart ones, at least hold the dumb ones to the higher standard.
All this is relative and depends on the timeframe. You compared flying to the 18th century. Imagine taking Ghengis Khan for a ride in a Corvette??
I'm sure devs will figure out a way to run 3rd party codecs on Win7 and future Windows.
BTW, ts TFA just FUD or a guy promoting his own agenda??
I'll be finally able to run Crysis at a decent framerate.
> if newspapers don't find a way to make money online soon, they'll start seriously blending advertising inside news content.
Teen wearing Nike Shocks and Abercrombie & Fitch jacket steals 2010 Toyota Corolla and rams it into Wal Mart.
Granny calls 911 from her new Nokia Xpress Music phone with an affordable AT&T plan, reports missing LG 52" Plasma TV bought at Best Buy.
They want their failed business model back.
Troll???? He's absolutely right.
I've been online since mid-1995, and never suffered an attack, aside from a couple minor virus infections from pirated games.
Until recently, I played the tin-folied-hat, security/privacy paranoid nutjob, being very careful when visiting unkown or shady sites (always using FF or Netscape back then), stacked under layers upon layers of AV, firewall, NAT router, anti-spyware/malware, anti-trojan, and whatever other crap Symantec and McAffee could sell me. I couldn't buy/download/update enough secuity software.
And yes, I've been doing trouble-free banking and shopping online since 1995. And who says money can't buy security??
One day I decided I had enough!! Partly due to a period of unemployment (03-04), partly due to a slow PC (Pentium with 64 MB of RAM), I decided to shun most of that security stuff little by little. The free AV (resource-hog Avast) was the last to go.
Fast-forward to 2008, 3 PCs later. The only security feature I have is my NAT router, and best of all I'M STILL DOING TROUBLE-FREE ONLINE BANKING AND SHOPPING!! No virii, no malware, no nothing!!!! I scan my PC once a year, just to be safe, and still nothing!!
As it turns out, unlike Symantec, McAffeee et al would have you beliveve, COMMON SENSE goes a very long towards keeping your PC safe. Best of all it's free!!!!
And yes, I've been using Windows all this time, and my PC stays online almost 24/7.
> The majority of users probably have no idea what DRM is and are thus unaffected.
They may not know what DRM is, but it surely affects them when they buy a DVD movie only to find out it doesn't play on whatever device it is they're trying to play it on. Even NASA fell in the DRM trap.
Most electronic equipment was built to last, hence this guy got his modem to work.
I doubt anyone will be able to run a GTX 280 in 45 years.
And how was your last dinner at Outback??
Oh wait...
Will they accept foreign applicants?? Because restricting this program to US citizens is madness, considering all the hacks done overseas.
And you only get that much after you're married.
Fixed.
Then we hide in Vault 101.
Once Big Pharma (read: private funding) figures out how to make money off stem cells, you can bet your ass this tech will skyrocket.
All hail capitalism!!!
A lawyer will take any case he can make a buck on.
Good point. Will the forensic expert just look at file extensions to determine what is copyrighted material, and what is personal/private info?? If so, your trick should work.
I used to work for a major OEM whose clients included the military, along with other branches of the US government. The military in particular had a "strict" policy about hard drives: they did NOT RMA them EVER. If a PC of theirs was to be returned or sent in for service, it arrived without the hard drive.
What's the point of such strict policy towards your supplier if some dumbass from within will just pawn it off on Ebay?? It's not the first time this happens.
Who's to say the next WinMo version won't tie users in??
I thought MS was trying to WIN marketshare in mobile devices back from Apple, and this is how they do it??? Someone needs to throw a chair at Ballmer and tell him MS is the UNDERDOG in this market and Apple/Symbian are far, far ahead.
Steroids are basically synthesized testosterone, and it's known that heavy users become temporarily sterile (as long as they're on the drug). And all those muscles will get you laid a lot more, so it's not really a bad side effect :-)
"This time, Microsoft was smart not to limit the time that it's available or the number of keys. It will be up for download until July, so there's lots of time to grab a copy."
But it STILL expires after a certain date, forcing you to buy it, or switch to another OS. Ticking time bomb.
+1 Insightful, please!
This move will drive newspapers consumption even further into the ground.
I always say this, if traditional printed newspapers want to survive the digital age, all they need to do is go 100% ad-sponsored and distribute it to the public for FREE. Much cheaper than developing some proprietary shit hat ony runs on some shit, which you have to spend a shit load of money to get.
Well, Microsoft did enough to keep the lawyers away.
Not likely that they'll embrace a competing standard antytime soon.