On 13 Jul 2001, at 9:19, Chad Cooper wrote:
> I am surprised that you did not bash their anti-piracy registration
> system for XP. This is the final showdown of Linux VS Windows. Since
> every techie out there will most likely have to pay for their OS, just
> exactly how loyal are they to free open source software. Particularly
> overseas, where software piracy is a way of doing business, will they
> pay, or will they switch to the "superior" open source OS.
Ahem. Despite what MS says, the verification system HAS BEEN
CRACKED. I have friends who troubleshoot for a living, and they
assure me it HAS been done.
> Despite the intense bashing that goes on for MS, I am willing to bet
> most everyone of them will be paying MS 100$ to use XP in the future.
> But I could be wrong.
Nope. No, no, I won't pirate anything..it's just that XP has
NOTHING to offer me (and neither did ME) over 98SE, to warent
the price of the upgrade!
> perhaps I am being harsh to poor Marc, but damn it, I am getting sick
> of hearing about how horrible Microsoft is. 90% of my grief on a day
> to day basis with computers comes from Non-Microsoft software. For
> now, I'll be sticking with what works.
Interesting...I'd say 80% of my grief comes from M$, especially
DirectX - and D3D. Why people can't be civilised and use OpenGL
I'm not really sure...
Andy
Dawn Falcon
