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- Apple's own version of the WGA fiasco
- Apple's own version of the WGA fiascoWe have like 20 other entries at ZDNetC'mon, don't be ridiculous. I'm the only person on ZDNet pointing this out on Apple and we have like 20 other articles and blogs smashing Microsoft for their stupidity in the WGA fiasco. Do you...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-07
- The WGA fiasco continues
- The WGA fiasco continuesNot an issuefor me as I use Genuine Novell SUSE Linux.(drum roll....bada teee....)No nags with Linux.Those are real rookie mistakes!Just to confirm, I've removed WGA 1.5.0532.2 from a VMWare install of XP that I have.I have to add though that those instructions are mega unfriendly to anyone...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-28
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- Microsoft: Human error caused critical SMB2 vulnerability
- did not explain why the fix was not back-ported to Windows Vista and other That very bad. I was wondering this myself when news broke that Win 7 was not vulnerable.What were they thinking? Fixing a bug and "forgetting" that other versions may actually be vulnerable?Or had they actually recorded...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Consumer Watchdog blasts Google over privacy
- Consumer Watchdog blasts Google over privacyWow. No real surprise there[i]it certainly doesn?t seem that scary to me[/i]Of course not, you've proclaimed that you "Love everything Google does" and think the world of them (but would you fall on your sword, too?)[i]subscribe to the idea that Google collects information to make...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-11
- Microsoft sneaks in Firefox extension via Update
- Microsoft sneaks in Firefox extension via UpdateIt's the .NET Framework Assistant 1.1...The description says:"Adds ClickOnce support and the ability to report installed .NET framework versions to the web server."Oooh.. Sounds ominous...Heavy flow day?.RE: Microsoft sneaks in Firefox extension via UpdateJoe Brockmeier you are an idiot. What extension? What does it...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-31
- Microsoft's secrecy gameplan tested as more Win7 screenshots leak
- Microsoft's secrecy gameplan tested as more Win7 screenshots leakMicrosoft blah blah blah, Microsoft blah blah blah...Microsoft should take the advice it gives to its hapless customers: remove all important data and reinstall. This isn't news no fault of yours Mary Jo, this is a broken record... as in vinyl...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-20
- Red Hat settles patent suit
- Red Hat settles patent suitI need clarification[i]Essentially, all that have innovated to create, or that will innovate with, software distributed under Red Hat brands are protected, as are Red Hat customers.[/i]That sounds like a Novell-M$ pact!The only way to be compatible to GPL3 is to buy the patent and release...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- Vista fiasco continues with retreat to XP
- Vista fiasco continues with retreat to XPVista is what squeezed me outof the MS flock. I was an avid supporter and advocate for MS right up to XP. I reluctantly went to XP Pro. Then along came WGA and false positives and Redmond telling me I needed to replace an...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- It's official - Microsoft has closed the door to modded Xbox consoles
- It's official - Microsoft has closed the door to modded Xbox consolesMy Hardware, my rightsSound like the WGA fiasco. Peoples will come up with way to bypass that illegal console check and regular console will be illegaly tagged as modded. MS as no right to ban people for having a...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-18
- Microsoft to launch new Vista-subscription trials in early 2008
- Microsoft to launch new Vista-subscription trials in early 2008Worst. Idea. Ever.By then I'll be fully entrenched with Linux and open source software, and Microsoft will be like a dirty diaper seen thrown on the highway from my rearview mirror.So much for being an ownership society...It seems to me that a...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-16
- A Vista driver case study
- A Vista driver case studyOos, slight correctionRelease candidates were available nearly *seven* months ago, and final code nearly five months ago.Have you ever written a driver?It's bloody hard. And now MS has upped the ante with DRM and tilt bits etc. Writing a reliable driver for Vista has become a...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-23
- Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category
- Windows adds 'maybe pirate' categoryDear Possible Criminal of IP,We at Micosoft, at the moment, can't prove that you have done anhything wrong or illegal. But since you have Microsoft Windows running on your computer - well, what 's yours is ours.Since we can't be 100 % sure of what...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- Restoring functionality (Restoring Vista functionality once in reduced functionality mode)
- Restoring functionality Restoring Vista functionality once in reduced functionality modevistaAfter all I've read about vista and all the contorsionsits put folks through I'll stick with XP. What the heck werethey thinking? Maybe "Gee,lets sell them buggy agrivating software that they have to do 2 intalls to get,make them pay more...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- Could Exchange Server 2007 spell the end of the traditional service pack?
- Could Exchange Server 2007 spell the end of the traditional service pack?Do you think the movement from Sevice Packs...... might apply to products other than Exchange Server?Say, like... Vista?---------- ;-) ----------I am learning Exchange Server 2007with an evaluation version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 fir the first time."call...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-08
- GPL 3 portends a sticky wicket for Novell
- GPL 3 portends a sticky wicket for NovellWhich company was the suitor?I thought that Novell called Microsoft first, in April.And wasn't this deal supposed to be about improved interoperation, primarily?Perhaps the most important question for both companies is whether customers will be interested in the (presumed, so far) advantages from...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-25
- Microsoft's splintered DRM will kill Zune
- I thought things couldnt get any worse for Microsoft after the Vista licensing fiasco, the WGA fiasco, and the XBox 360 fiasco but this one takes the cake. Ill even bet that the folks at Apple are ROTFL at this latest Microsoft misstep. Microsofts own Channel...
- Blog posts 2006-11-08
- Microsoft won't delay Vista in Europe
- Microsoft won't delay Vista in EuropeJack Abramoff influence-peddling scandalToday 5 charities will be named in the Jack Abramoff scandal. I know that the Gates Foundation gave money to at least one Jack Abramoff charity. I doubt the Gates Foundation will be named but I think it involved in slim-ball tactic...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-13
- Vista Mythbusters #7: How much DRM is too much?
- Vista Mythbusters #7: How much DRM is too much?All hardware from the major PC OEMs has ...... shipped with WHQL signed drivers for years. It is part of the logo program and they are rewarded for doing so. Please tell me which hardware vendor you are refering to...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- Microsoft to include anti-piracy kill switch in Windows (after originally saying it wouldn't do so)
- Microsoft to include anti-piracy kill switch in Windows (after originally saying it wouldn't do so)Its Performance StupidMicrosoft Security/ AntiPiracy is likely not the story we in IT need to follow. How goes it on performance? The HP scandle clews us into the fact that HP didn't like Intel's move to...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-04
- Japan reports battery fire in Mac
- Japan reports battery fire in Macjust wait for windoze vista and see the accidentsand recalls pilling up.M$ and $ony should be held accountable for realeasing defective products that are unsafe to use.Finally!Apple has been playing catchup for so long, it's nice to finally see them on par with the marketshare...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
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