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- Microsoft's licensing mess
- If you've been selling a product for more than 10 years and you've shipped hundreds of millions of units, you'd think your customers would know what they're buying. For Microsoft, that's not the case.The culprit is the hopelessly confusing, practically Byzantine Windows licensing structure, which consists of a maze of...
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
- How to get sued by Microsoft
- Shopping at SurplusComputers.com is like poking around an especially geeky Goodwill store, Most of the goods are surplus for a reason, but occasionally youll find a particularly useful bit of hardware or software whose market has crested, making it a great bargain. Ive been receiving the companys Deals of the...
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you think
- Over at CNET News, the bold headline reads: No more Windows XP as of 2008. And the opening line continues the theme: “Starting next year you won't be able to buy a new PC loaded with Windows XP…” A PC World story echoed that report, noting Microsoft’s plans to “discontinue...
- Blog posts 2007-04-19
- A brief history of anti-piracy at Microsoft
- I’m revisiting Microsoft’s Genuine Advantage program this week, in light of the introduction of a new WGA Notifications tool for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. (Microsoft’s official description is here; the download page is here.) As background, I thought it might be interesting to post a brief history of...
- Blog posts 2007-02-24
- What's the real story with Vista upgrades?
- A story by Ken Fisher on Ars Technica this morning is raising alarm flags. Fisher points to Microsoft Knowledge Base article 930985, which documents a change in the setup process for upgrade versions of Windows Vista. The articles title reads: "You cannot use an upgrade key...
- Blog posts 2007-01-29
- Vista Mythbusters #8: That license isn't so bad, after all
- Myth: The new end user license agreement EULA for Windows Vista is loaded with draconian restrictions, and youre not even allowed to troubleshoot bugs! Reality: For the most part, the Vista license agreement is clearer than its predecessors, and many of the so-called restrictions in it are based on misunderstandings....
- Blog posts 2006-11-13
- Get facts, not spin, about Vista's new license
- Update 2-Nov: In response to complaints from enthusiasts, Microsoft has revised the terms of its license agreement. For more details, see "Microsoft changes Vista license terms." Memo to Paul Thurrott: If you're going to write an article entitled "Windows Vista Licensing Changes: Everything you've read is wrong", it helps to get your facts...
- Blog posts 2006-10-16
- A sneaky change in Windows licensing terms
- Update 2-Nov: In response to complaints from enthusiasts, Microsoft revised the terms of its license agreement. For more details, see "Microsoft changes Vista license terms." Update 16-Oct: For additional information about the new Windows Vista retail license, see "Get facts, not spin, about Vista's new license."I've seen several sites point to Microsoft's new Software...
- Blog posts 2006-10-11
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- Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)
- RE: Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap or even freeGreat post, Ed! Seeing how you outlined the cheapest way to get Microsoft Windows 7 there should be no reason why anyone would not want to upgrade now. Price is no longer an issue. This would be...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"
- RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- The long and winding road to MSN's reinvention as a social hub
- MSN, why bother?I remember what a turd-fest the original MSN was. When I got my DSL from Qwest a few years back, MSN was the service provider. So my last peek at MSN was in June 2007 and I never went back there -- it was still a crap-fest. How...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- What Microsoft won't tell you about Windows 7 licensing
- Wow. Thanks.This really clears up Windows licensing for me. I had been wondering about this and everything I could find seemed to be convoluted or written in legalese. Thanks again.thanks . . .Thanks.Sadly, the retail still seems to be a pretty stiff price.RE: What Microsoft won't tell you about Windows...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- What Microsoft won't tell you about Windows 7 licensing
- If you're not a lawyer, the subject of Windows licensing can be overwhelmingly confusing. Over many years of studying this stuff, I have learned that Microsoft has buried much of this information in long, dry license agreements and on sites that are available only to partners. Microsoft hasn't assembled this...
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- New Marvell e-book reader platform promises faster product, lower price tag
- Everyone wants in on the e-book reader market now. Chip manufacturer Marvell announced plans this morning to team up with E Ink, a major supplier of electronic paper display EPD technologies. With the new Marvell ARMADA 166E chip, the companies are aiming to release a model...
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Microsoft doesn't believe Google Apps numbers
- Google Apps has been picking up some steam recently -- announcing a huge deal with the city of Los Angeles, and revealing numbers that suggest over 20 million users and over 2 million companies using the service. Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn't believe the...
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!
- Unbelievable"Last week I complained about Microsoft?s shoddy documentation of how its upgrade procedures are supposed to work. I?m delighted to report that I got a tremendous and immediate response from within Microsoft, offering assistance in my testing and also promising to clean up and expand their documentation."So what exactly did...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- FmPro Migrator 5.28 (Mac)
- FmPro Migrator quickly and accurately migrates FileMaker Pro database structure and data to MySQL, Oracle, Access, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, OpenBase, PostgreSQL, FrontBase, SQLite and Valentina. Converts Microsoft Access Tables/Fields, Forms/Reports, Relationships, Queries and Visual Basic code to FileMaker. Converts FileMaker Pro databases to Microsoft Access (Forms/SubForms/Reports and Visual Basic)...
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- Obsidium Software Protection System 1.4.0.5 (Windows)
- Obsidium is a software protection system that was designed as an affordable and easy to implement, yet reliable and robust way to protect your software applications from unauthorized modifications and provide a secure licensing/registration system. It is mainly aimed at shareware programmers and companies who would like to provide evaluation...
- Software downloads 2009-11-01
- Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?
- My OS can break 5% global desktop market share!Sorry Mac and Linux! :PBetter/Larger Hardware/Software SelectionMy operating system Windows has a better and larger library of available applications, and a larger ecosystem of supported hardware.Why do you insist in behaving as an idiot?Hope what they're paying you is enough to compensate...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
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