Unless you put something such as this in the license agreement (from the XP Home edition license):
"18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES. Notwithstanding any damages that you might incur for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, all damages referenced herein and all direct or general damages in contract or anything else), the entire liability of Microsoft and any of its suppliers under any provision of this EULA and your exclusive remedy hereunder (except for any remedy of repair or replacement elected by Microsoft with respect to any breach of the Limited Warranty) shall be limited to the greater of the actual damages you incur in reasonable reliance on the Software up to the amount actually paid by you for the Software or US$5.00. The foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers (including Sections 15, 16 and 17) shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, even if any remedy fails its essential purpose."
I'll be sure to sue Microsoft for my $5.00 when they stop supporting XP.
I installed the plugin using the link in the summary for Firefox 3.0.5 on x86_64 and restarted the browser. When I go to http://www.pic2009.org/page/content/live I get the message "Moonlight was compiled for 1.0 support only. This page requires 2.0 support.
I don't care to watch the inauguration, just was curious to see if it really worked.
I assisted both my mother in law and her sister in switching from Windows XP to Ubuntu. They are both novice computer users and both had computers that were riddled with malware. After about half an hour each, they were off and running and haven't looked back. They love the fact that they can install all the software they need from one place and have both installed new hardware, which just works.
I just replaced the Windows kiosks here at my place of employment with Ubuntu kiosks because of the browser redirecting to a page prompting for credit card information. These machines became infected with malware and the kiosk user was not a privileged account, but the malware was able to infect the machine anyway.
We reviewed a similar, web-based product here at my place of employment that provides similar features such as tracking and remote "bricking."
The rep claimed, like their website, "Most Computer manufacturers also provide embedded support for Computrace in the BIOS or Firmware of the notebook computer" which would indicate that any BIOS updates would include the firmware.
The firmware rebuilds the client software on the machine so it may "phone home" and enable deletion of files and the OS.
However, the software is dependent on Windows. The representative conceded that installing Linux renders the firmware useless.
I believe the CDA should cover actual service providers such as hosts who may host tens of thousands of websites, but not webmasters who may manage a couple of websites.
There are webmasters who run garbage websites like gossipreport.com where users are encouraged to post defamatory material anonymously, who then hide behind Section 230 of the CDA.
The user has no recourse to get the information removed and I believe because the website is providing the forum for this behavior and enabling the user to act in this manner anonmously, they are responsible.
I believe a user is ultimately responsible for the material posted to a website, but when the website operators purposely mitigate that responsibility, especially for profit or marketing purposes, I believe that responsibility is shifted.
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Geez..I've been using Ubuntu for 2 years exclusively both at home and at work. I better switch soon! I had no idea it wasn't ready!
Unless you put something such as this in the license agreement (from the XP Home edition license):
"18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES. Notwithstanding any damages that you might incur for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, all damages referenced herein and all direct or general damages in contract or anything else), the entire liability of Microsoft and any of its suppliers under any provision of this EULA and your exclusive remedy hereunder (except for any remedy of repair or replacement elected by Microsoft with respect to any breach of the Limited Warranty) shall be limited to the greater of the actual damages you incur in reasonable reliance on the Software up to the amount actually paid by you for the Software or US$5.00. The foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers (including Sections 15, 16 and 17) shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, even if any remedy fails its essential purpose."
I'll be sure to sue Microsoft for my $5.00 when they stop supporting XP.
I can see the average mom and pop user now. "Copy and paste the Wha?"
I installed the plugin using the link in the summary for Firefox 3.0.5 on x86_64 and restarted the browser. When I go to http://www.pic2009.org/page/content/live I get the message "Moonlight was compiled for 1.0 support only. This page requires 2.0 support. I don't care to watch the inauguration, just was curious to see if it really worked.
I assisted both my mother in law and her sister in switching from Windows XP to Ubuntu. They are both novice computer users and both had computers that were riddled with malware. After about half an hour each, they were off and running and haven't looked back. They love the fact that they can install all the software they need from one place and have both installed new hardware, which just works.
I just replaced the Windows kiosks here at my place of employment with Ubuntu kiosks because of the browser redirecting to a page prompting for credit card information. These machines became infected with malware and the kiosk user was not a privileged account, but the malware was able to infect the machine anyway.
We reviewed a similar, web-based product here at my place of employment that provides similar features such as tracking and remote "bricking." The rep claimed, like their website, "Most Computer manufacturers also provide embedded support for Computrace in the BIOS or Firmware of the notebook computer" which would indicate that any BIOS updates would include the firmware. The firmware rebuilds the client software on the machine so it may "phone home" and enable deletion of files and the OS. However, the software is dependent on Windows. The representative conceded that installing Linux renders the firmware useless.
I believe the CDA should cover actual service providers such as hosts who may host tens of thousands of websites, but not webmasters who may manage a couple of websites. There are webmasters who run garbage websites like gossipreport.com where users are encouraged to post defamatory material anonymously, who then hide behind Section 230 of the CDA. The user has no recourse to get the information removed and I believe because the website is providing the forum for this behavior and enabling the user to act in this manner anonmously, they are responsible. I believe a user is ultimately responsible for the material posted to a website, but when the website operators purposely mitigate that responsibility, especially for profit or marketing purposes, I believe that responsibility is shifted.