Author: Eugene Nalimov
Date: 21:11:13 10/27/01
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On October 27, 2001 at 23:28:21, Christophe Theron wrote: >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? Can you look at the source code of *any* commercial (i.e. not open source) program? I.e. can you be sure that your non-MS mail client does not send anything to the manufacturer? Lotus Notes? Eudora? The Bat? Etc. Eugene > 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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