Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 20:28:21 10/27/01
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On October 27, 2001 at 16:27:04, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>On October 27, 2001 at 06:46:25, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>Just realize the power of MS, if they want to stop all PC's from working
>>one day they can do it. I know this is extreme but that is not important.
>>Important is if it is desirable a company to have so much power.
>
>No they can't. There is no code in Windows to ping the master server every day
>to see if Microsoft has issued the "end the world" command.
Mmmh... Tell me, do we have any proof of this?
What if I want to know what kind of information my copy of Windows is sending to
Microsoft? Can I have a look at the source code, please?
Christophe
> If Microsoft
>suddenly disappeared, things would be a mess, yes. But you can say that about
>any huge company, monopoly or not. If, say, AT&T disappeared, the effect would
>be huge and felt immediately, in contrast to MS...
>
>>Then when a new OS comes that is even more dominant ignoring the concerns
>>that are among people and that follows the same "more power to MS" principles
>>it is not so difficult to understand new criticism. Keyword is fear. And not
>>unjustified as MS presents itself as a company hungry for power.
>
>MS is not ignoring the concerns of its customers, or potential customers. They
>have been actively trying to inform everybody about product activation for
>months now, specifically the fact that it does not invade your privacy.
>Everybody seems to be in a tizzy because of FUD--make-believe stories passed on
>via word-of-mouth or on bulletin boards like this one.
>
>-Tom
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