Author: leonid
Date: 09:49:44 08/14/01
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On August 13, 2001 at 12:38:22, pete stein wrote: >According to a recent press release at http://www.cnet.com : > >M$i 's plans for future versions of Windoze : > >Programmers and software producers will be required to buy a "Compatibility >Licence" to release software that is compatible with the next Windows OS and in >return they will get an official "Retrieving Licence" to justify their >recovering of the extra expenditures from the end users. When buying a (e,g. >Fritz) CD the end user will then be required to order (and pay) Microsoft's >"Activation Licence" of that CD >in order to run purchased software. >The Double-Deck CD-rom will become the standard, Microsoft reports, because >Windows will only run with the CD in the drive because of the copy protection. >There are also plans to "manifest" IExplorer, it means to ban other web browsers >and access to the net will only be possible through the Microsoft servers in >order to trace "Unregistered licence-users" Very, very good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally, all those that still insist on their old habit to program for Microsoft created system will go to the free Linux! No more reason to wait. Writing for Windows by using Assembler is already nightmare. Too many secrets and imposability to start writing your program just after buying Assembler. Leonid. >Boy, am I happy I migrated to Linux! > >Pete
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