guitarzan
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Re: ONE WORD
said by redxii  :Lindoesn't play every game... even with buggy "hacks" Yes I agree Lindoesn't play ever game.My kids will simply have to accept that fact.I'm not really worried about gaming.Although I did download and try BF1942which is history.That's not the point.
The point being Microsoft with this new OS is practicially telling it's user base we don't trust you.We know whats best for you.My software firewall is configured so any compoment that needs access to the net.I will know exactly what it is for any reason.
With this Trusted computer platform there stands a very good chance it will auto-config your programs.Suppose the firewall is among them.Now you can't change it the OS controls it.Same with the settings in Explorer.Again that's decided for you.Changing hardware in XP became a PITA proccess...wait til you see the PITA Longhorn becomes.
In fact I believe it will be worse than XP.Auto update will one be able to turn it off or will one get the false impression that it has.? There's that trust issue again.Oh you use Firefox.? We don't want that on our brandy new OS.Well then it's time secretly patch a critical update.
I say secretly because one doesnt know (Ctrl+Alt+Del)no longer reveals hidden proccesses currently running.After a reboot perhaps not.Firefox starts choking big time.
Hello Microsoft help desk? MS REPLY:How may I help you?
Cust:I tried opening a site using Firefox,I'm getting crazy errors. MS REPLY:Sorry we do not support that browser. 
How then will the trusted computing platform,then be suspect or called into question? Nah chalk it up to user error
It will indeed be amusing to watch the outcome of Longhorn. |
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Nickker229
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guitarzan
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| said by Nickker229 :why should they give customer support on a product they didn't create(FireFox)? said by Nickker229 :why should they give customer support on a product they didn't create(FireFox)? I wouldn't give support either.I don't think any company would do that.Perhaps what I should have posted relating to Fire-fox.Is in addition to locking down their OS.There is the very real possibility of other programs,that can be locked out as well.
Here is where misuse begins.(Hardware locking via a dedicated chip is combined with "hardening" of the OS to restrict how memory can be accessed.)The OS will restrict
the memory available..The chip or OS detects the installation of an "unauthorized program Fire-fox"in this instance.OS downloads a set of instructions to be carried out by the chip.Which refuses to allocate any memory to the app(Fire-fox) rendering it useless.Maybe auto update uninstalls it.
Provided it can be installed in a limited local user account in the first place.There is no doubt in my mind Microsoft will have full admin rights no matter what one hears otherwise.Right down to Lock stock & barrel.
SECONDLY:Security will also be boosted using a technique dubbed User Account Protection, which aims to ensure that computers can be locked so that local users are not given full administrator access by default.
Who has made this decision,since it's on by default.? Obliviously not the end user.I would guess that any "Locking" that occurs will be instructions from Redmond Not End User.
Now we get to the highly touted features of the OS.Here's one example.
(An additional layer of defence comes from what Echert calls "system hardening ". This ensures that only certain parts of the computer's memory can be written to, thus stopping memory resident malware from causing disruption.)
Look closer at the following see the discrepancy:
(Finally, User Account Protection will help protect against local PC infection by locking user rights, so that a hacker cannot gain full control if a computer is infected.).What that really reads is.The highly touted OS in no way shape or form come close to preventing hacking.BUT WILL take control by locking user rights.
The way this nonsense is headed.The less choices one has,because:Power corrupts .Absolute Power corrupts absolutely.Whoever wants soo long horn. Go and get it ladies & Gents.! God Bless ya more power to ya.
Now if longhorn were to come optimized with the latest version of AOL.That will be one sweet combo.
»www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html This is only the beginning Sadly.
As I see it either I learn Linux PDQ,get a MAC or throw my PC out the damn window.Because there is no way in hell.I would ever let that crap into my house.Thanks MS I was a fan and OS user. Peace |
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