On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Dean Ridgway wrote: > >> This is just not possible, MSN *REQUIRES* you to use a Microsoft OS. If > >> they detect a non-ms OS (and they do scan) your service will be > >> terminated. > >> > >I find this claim to be highly unlikely, what about mac users etc. > >MSN may be part of the beast but they aren't THAT stupid. > > Sorry, but MAC users are just *NOT WELCOME* on MSN (at least as far as > QWest DSL is concerned). > > Minimum computer system requirements for MSN Broadband > > Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows XP > (Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 Gold, Windows NT 4.0 and Macintosh > computers are not supported) > > http://www.qwest.com/pcat/for_home/product/1,1354,853_1_11-4,00.html
Well I guess they really ARE that dumb, jeez. Or maybe they figure it's time to shear the sheep and that anyone willing to put up with this kind of thing is looking rather woolly. Just when you thought you'd seen it all, they actually scan their network looking for Linux and boot you off if you have a Free operating system? It must be that viral GPL software, they're afraid if it gets loose on their wires it will.. ah no wait it doesn't work like that does it. This sort of thing probably makes sense if you are a MSN, AOL type of person, but from the outside it looks like one of those horrid co-dependent relationships, "without us you're nothing, who would you turn to for technical support? It's a dark dangerous world out there so just to be sure why don't you give us all your secrets after all you trust us don't you?" Bleagh! http://www.efn.org/~laprice ( Community, Cooperation, Consensus http://www.opn.org ( Openness to serendipity, make mistakes http://www.efn.org/~laprice/poems ( but learn from them.(carpe fructus ludi)
