MS Tackle Spyware!

[Hammer]

Hyperspeed wrote:
Whilst I agree that they are trying their best to correct the problem,
the situation is pretty much like it is in Iraq.

People will always have the urge to attack Microsoft because they are
a big monopoly, crushing diversity and opinion in their path.

People start using Linux and then Microsoft goes on about how Linux
infringes patents and starts threatening them.

I don't like to see anyone ganged up on, but I suspect Microsoft have
had their fair share of government tax cuts and slack cut for them.
Just as I suspect the Japanese government has for it's big player
Sony.

Japan has already two sizeable PC vendors e.g. Parkard Bell (NEC) and Fujitsu.

[Hammer]

mdma wrote:

adolescent wrote:
@blobrana

In general the people complaining about this new free software are the ones that can see no good come out of Redmond.  If Microsoft made Windows free, open source, and paid you $20 to use it they'd still find something to complain about.

As a paying customer, I had no problem letting Microsoft validate my Windows license.  It was a good check to make sure nobody had stolen it at least.
   

Having not read through this thread completely, all I can say is that when I downloaded it i used firefox and no validation of my windows licence was carried out.

When I rebooted into my Windows XP x64 partition, I used IE and I let it validate my licence.  I've even let Visual Studio Beta send feedback to MS from XP x64. :-o

I'm carrying out a little experiment, XP64 will only have microsoft software (other than winuae), and I want to see how long it is before everything dies. :-D

Windows XP x64 beta is time bombed btw.

[Hammer]

adolescent wrote:
@blobrana

In general the people complaining about this new free software are the ones that can see no good come out of Redmond.  If Microsoft made Windows free, open source, and paid you $20 to use it they'd still find something to complain about.

   

For the effects of free MS Windows; one could look at pirated Windows rates in Asia.