Re: [Thinkpad] Win 2000 question

In <3EC31816.3030403@earthlink.net>, on 05/14/03
   at 09:31 PM, James Mckenzie <jjmckenzie51@earthlink.net> said:

>This may come as a major suprise to everyone out here, but this is coming
>to:

>All versions of Windows supported by Microsoft,
>and Linux. The Digital Millenium Act requires this for all operating
>systems "sold" in the United States. DCM compliance is mandatory by 2004/5.
>Microsoft is just following the law.

>BTW, Microsoft is NOT supposed to take the contents of your hard drive (as
>reported by others in the news/press) just the current versions of any
>operational software on your system. There is a 'hack' out there that
>disables WindowsXP reporting, but this breaks the EULA for WindowsXP and
>thus makes your system 'unsupported' by both the support company (in this
>case IBM) and Microsoft.

When M$ produces software that works and doesn't steal time and money from
users, there will be a moral obligation to comply with their outrageous
agreements. Until then, they are criminals -- and that was proven in a
criminal trial.

>I don't have a problem with Microsoft enforcing the law as written (blame
>Congress for this mess up).

You don't think old M$ could have anything to do with it do you? -- Hint;
Follow the money.

I do have a problem with them releasing this
>information to third parties.

>James McKenzie

>James H. E. Maugham wrote:

>>Julian Thomas wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Does SP3 introduce the hateful license agreement that sells your soul and
>>>hard drive to Microsloth?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Oh yeah! http://www.infoworld.com/article/02/08/23/020826opwinman_1.html
>>
>>Along with all of the other sins of XP,
>>http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/14/11winman_1.html and
>>http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/28/13winman_1.html as a start. Much more
>>available in a Google search, although just reviewing Brian's columns is enough
>>to get any thinking person upset.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>James
>>
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