I'm actually running Office XP and Beta 2 of Windows XP at home. Yes,
the smart tags are in there. However, they are easy to identify as
"different" links, and give you several options, like company info,
stock quotes, etc. Of course, all that info comes from MSN sites.
Easily ignored if you don't like it. There's a number of third-party
products that do similar things. Does it concern me? To some extent,
yes. Do I believe it's part of Mr. Bill's evil plot to command the air,
land, and ocean? No.
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Billy Cravens
HR Systems, Sabre
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Seth Bienek
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:45 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Microsoft SmartTags
> Has anybody heard of this? Has anybody tested it? Has anybody
> considered the impact this could have?
Yes, it's a big mess. There are other new "features" in Windows XP that
are raising some eyebrows in the legal & developer communities as well:
Legal experts question Windows XP
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The inclusion of smart tags technology is "the latest way Microsoft
continues to use its market monopoly power to give itself a unique
advantage over its competitors," [Black] said.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2775911,00.html
Regards,
Seth
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Seth Bienek
Digitaris Technologies, Inc.
tel (972) 690-4131, ext. 103
fax (972) 690-0617
icq 7673959
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