> From: Brett Lorenzen[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 1999 6:00 AM
>
> Javilk wrote:
>
> > Do you really believe that the average user, who won't even install a
> > Netscape plugin, will actually make the effort to obtain, install, and
> > test whatever that tool is???
> >
> > I, for one, doubt it. MS seems to believe the average user is either
> > a moron, or too pre-occupied with other aspects of his or her life to
> > realize what they are doing. And I fear they may be right.
>
> Without commenting on the average MS user (though I'll admit that to
> remind myself of who they are, I take careful notice of consumer
> behavior while standing in line at WalMart :p), you do bring up a good
> point.
>
> If this was a car, you'd be getting a recall notice that forced the car
> company to notify you of the "feature" you shouldn't have, bring it to
> the nearest service center, and have it replaced *for* you, at their
> expense for parts and labor. Perhaps there's something to look into
> here.
>
Just had a conversation about this (win98/p3) with a couple developers here. Big
question - where's the outrage? This is Orwellian _1984_ all dressed up in "corporate"
clothes.
We reached no consensus -- is it apathy, is it a lack of technical understanding, is
it a lack of understanding of the larger privacy issues? Is it lack of *media*
outrage? Government official outrage? EFF doesn't seem to be getting very far with the
P3 boycott ...Wall Street's not punishing Intel. So the world shrugs.
BTW, the *reason* you get a recall notice -- the *reason* the MPG is on the price
sticker -- is NOT because auto comanies are "good guys." It's cause the government
said "thou shalt."
Where's the consumer protection in the computing industry?
Kathy
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