And there was another article on how the ACLU sent
people to investigate the rumours of mistreatment
and found that a lot of the claims were pure fiction.
Xoom's ToS looks like the old Geocities ToS - granting them rights to use the work royalty free for promotional purposes, but not for sale to 3rd parties.
The gadgets are cool and all, but the computer interface is just a little widget that plugs into your serial port (really tiny) and the software it comes with (You download it actually) is a Win95 app that looks like the remote the package comes with and you can program it like the real remote. Very limited, but a good way to start getting into automation at a cheap price.
Um, if you're going to offer Tech-Support, you should give it. Microsoft doesn't say they support Windows, they tell you to goto your computer manufacturer.
For the PhotoShop plugin. Not worth it, especially since the web browser either needs a plugin or an active-x component.
I'll stick to JPG & PNG, Corel PhotoPaint supports it natively, it can be viewed on Linux, Windows, Apple, etc. I refuse to use an image format on my website that would make it readable only by windows users.
Microsoft ends up looking smarter than the linux hordes in this incident - the EULA states that you should contact the computer Manufacturer for a refund. Since all the manufacturers are telling people to talk to Microsoft, they're the ones not fulfilling their own agreement.
A Class action suit against Dell, Gateway, Compaq and other large manufactures is the way to go about this. There are lawyers who would take this case on a contingency basis. If Dell, Gateway & Compaq were held over the fire, they'd go after Microsoft themselves.
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First off it's Metro Link - two words.
And there was another article on how the ACLU sent
people to investigate the rumours of mistreatment
and found that a lot of the claims were pure fiction.
Tripod's ToS also states much the same thing.
Xoom's ToS looks like the old Geocities ToS - granting them rights to use the work royalty free for promotional purposes, but not for sale to 3rd parties.
The gadgets are cool and all, but the computer interface is just a little widget that plugs into your serial port (really tiny) and the software it comes with (You download it actually) is a Win95 app that looks like the remote the package comes with and you can program it like the real remote. Very limited, but a good way to start getting into automation at a cheap price.
Um, if you're going to offer Tech-Support, you should give it. Microsoft doesn't say they support Windows, they tell you to goto your computer manufacturer.
For the PhotoShop plugin. Not worth it, especially since the web browser either needs a plugin or an active-x component.
I'll stick to JPG & PNG, Corel PhotoPaint supports it natively, it can be viewed on Linux, Windows, Apple, etc. I refuse to use an image format on my website that would make it readable only by windows users.
What it says in the articles is that Compaq showed some proprietary information that was under NDA to microsoft. Not that microsoft squashed it.
Read. Comprehend. Then Report.
The store that sold Dogs Fur Coats last fall....
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Microsoft ends up looking smarter than the linux hordes in this incident - the EULA states that you should contact the computer Manufacturer for a refund. Since all the manufacturers are telling people to talk to Microsoft, they're the ones not fulfilling their own agreement.
A Class action suit against Dell, Gateway, Compaq and other large manufactures is the way to go about this. There are lawyers who would take this case on a contingency basis. If Dell, Gateway & Compaq were held over the fire, they'd go after Microsoft themselves.