trickyrick
join:2005-03-31
UK
 ·Eclipse.Net
| reply to Doctor Four
Re: Microsoft WGA phones home even when told not to
So it's still spyware. What a surprise, that they didn't learn from their first mistake with WGAN six months ago.
For how long can any company treat their customers like crap and stay in business? I hope they get what they deserve.
And up 'til a couple of years ago I was pro-Microsoft too. Not any more. They may not learn from their mistakes, but I sure do. |
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lawrence171
Evilly Yours - Evilness
join:2001-12-24
Canada
·Acanac Inc.
| said by trickyrick  :So it's still spyware. What a surprise, that they didn't learn from their first mistake with WGAN six months ago. For how long can any company treat their customers like crap and stay in business? I hope they get what they deserve. And up 'til a couple of years ago I was pro-Microsoft too. Not any more. They may not learn from their mistakes, but I sure do. I have yet to see a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows on the PC platform. |
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John Galt
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Oceanside, OR
| reply to trickyrick
said by trickyrick :They may not learn from their mistakes, but I sure do. Rick, buddy. I suggest that you MOVE from the UK. I hate to be the one to break this to you, but YOUR GOVERNMENT is crawling up your ass. You live in THE surveillance society...even the Chinese wish they have surveillance like the British.
Microsoft is the LEAST of YOUR problems.
Yes, those cameras (and everything else) is watching YOU.
»www.conservativeliberty.org.uk/i···temid=33
»www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/···ame=true
»www.unc.edu/~jmspille/187/assign2_book.html
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Kiwi
Premium
join:2003-05-26
USA
 ·Comcast
·Aristotle Internet
| Lol, coming to a city near you, very soon! In the USA.
Now one wonders..WHO prospers! |
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BloodRoses
The Purple Faerie
Premium
join:2003-03-17
·Cox HSI
| reply to John Galt
You do know there are microphones and cameras EVERYWHERE in most major U.S. cities right? There's probably at least 5 cameras that can see me just walking to my car outside.
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trickyrick
join:2005-03-31
UK
·Eclipse.Net
| reply to lawrence171
said by lawrence171 :I have yet to see a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows on the PC platform. I use PCLinuxOS which works fine for me. Several other distributions of Linux also work well, so there's a real choice as far as I'm concerned. Admittedly it's not for everyone, but it's continually improving.
But why stick to the PC platform? Apple make a perfectly usable range of machines which, though admittedly more expensive, are user-friendly and pretty solid performers. |
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trickyrick
join:2005-03-31
UK
·Eclipse.Net
| reply to John Galt
said by John Galt :Rick, buddy. I suggest that you MOVE from the UK. I hate to be the one to break this to you, but YOUR GOVERNMENT is crawling up your ass. You live in THE surveillance society...even the Chinese wish they have surveillance like the British. Microsoft is the LEAST of YOUR problems. Microsoft are less of a problem for me as I use Linux more and more. And I'm fully aware of the 1984-type society that the UK is becoming, believe me. Which is why I'm fighting on several fronts, against ID Cards, Road Pricing and so on. Microsoft are just ONE problem, not the only one and definitely not the biggest threat, but nonetheless a serious threat and one that too few people are aware of. |
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FiL
Premium
join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD
| "As for MS doing something with out your consent, Remember you don't own the software your only licensing it. I would more compare it to a rental car, and I believe they can get in to your car if they have cause with out your consent."
Thus proving your not a lawyer and you can't read. |
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