More reasons to use linux & open sourceForum: water cooler Topic: More reasons to use linux & open source started by: WoofyDugfock Posted by WoofyDugfock on May 08 2005,13:21
Worth a look: < not-so-trustworthy computing >Perhaps it would be simpler if Bill & THEY could just get all those implants inserted into everyone's brains at birth ... Posted by noclobber on May 10 2005,19:02
*sigh*...These guys just never learn, do they? They want to have their cake - and everybody else's - and eat it too. Makes me wonder who would ever buy such a system. Reminds me a little of DAT (Digital Audio Tape) back in the early 1980s. It looked like a potentially useable technology, but the media industry whined so loudly about it that they ended up saddling it with so much encryption and copy protection B.S. that they effectively killed it off. Fortunately, in another decade or two, CD blanks and recorders eventually became affordable to the masses. Who speaks for the little guys like us - the consumers - at the end of the line? All we want is something that *works*. And people wonder why I'm getting more P.O.ed at characters like Bill Gates every year. Long live open standards! Posted by cj1 on May 10 2005,22:42
sweet mother of god, that needs killing now. that has the potential to screw every linux boyo over bigstyle!!thats just digital nazi'ism! Posted by sock on May 10 2005,22:56
wow. I'm glad I don't use Windows much anymore. I never wanted to call MS a monopoly before but... wow. If thats not monopolistic then I don't know what is.
Posted by spotslayer on May 11 2005,00:10
Legitimate spyware/adware. I guess security is for everyone except M$.David Posted by dmizzel on May 13 2005,22:33
[QUOTE] Sadly, a large percentage of the masses will buy it. As the article states, they are and will continue to put incredible marketing spin on selling it. People (non-linux community) will be fooled into thinking that it is better/safer/etc. It will be adopted without much question unless someone brings attention to it otherwise, in terms that the average mindless consumer can understand. Posted by dmizzel on May 13 2005,22:34
I don't know how to use 'Quote' properly. I was only trying to quote one line"Makes me wonder who would ever buy such a system." sorry Posted by mikshaw on May 14 2005,03:16
You'll get two text fields when you press "QUOTE": the field for your post, and one for the quoted post.Edit the quoted post to display only the text you want to display. |