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    Re: Another attemped power grab by Microsoft

    Quote Originally Posted by zirrow View Post
    it is the only product out there that can provide a [non-necessary] service he feels the need to entertain himself with.
    Oh, I do wish it were a non-necessary service. That would be awesome from my perspective.

    I've heard so many times "You don't have to use them, you know" and the answer is "Do you really imagine that anyone could fully participate in this culture without using computers?" (The usual response "No one is forcing you to participate" is just foolish.) This may be a factor in this trend: people feel coerced but are unable to articulate how and why. As such they lash out at "the usual suspects" and Microsoft is commonly at the top of that list in spite of Apple's practices which are often much worse. If you really want to go after someone who is having an unfortunate impact on all of us, go after Google.

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    Re: Another attemped power grab by Microsoft

    Microsoft is so widespread they are hard to avoid. I prefer linux for all the usual reasons and use it 99% of the time. I do, however, have my system dual booted with windows 7 for those times when linux is an issue. I never have bought the argument that Microsoft or any other corporation are evil. They are simply profit driven, and that means they will do what they need to be successful. If you want companies to have motivations other than the bottom line then support open source and non profit efforts.

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    Re: Another attemped power grab by Microsoft

    This whole issue is a large pandora's box that occasionally gets opened. I started using Linux because it did give me the power to run my PC=personal computer. There are many people who never want to get under the hood and play with nix much less mess with a command line. Now Ubuntu is about as easy to put on as a pair of underpants under your kilt. Most kilt wearers know they dont belong there just as the know Nix is not for them. I keep an XP box for some scanners and other proprietary hardware just as many Nix user do. It isnt that Microsoft(Bill Gates) or Mac(Jobs) are evil. They are just trying in any way possible to corner markets and crush competition. This hasnt always been done in ethical ways but profit and money makes for less than ethical ways. We also have to look at the gaming industry and hardware that pushes faster bigger pcs than most people need. Are they evil, no just profit driven too. Then the other side is the hackers that feel they have to break everything. Some do a good job exposing flaws in an OS yet some are actually just trying to break MS and Mac. This leads to exploits useable by less than nice people or companies that hack your box. The evil I think seen in Micrsoft is the control they want over your personal computer. Mac is really the same in that issue. People see that control as invasion of their personal rights. So people do have choices, use profit driven companies, not use a computer or get under the hood occasionally and roll your own.
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    Re: Another attemped power grab by Microsoft

    Unfortunately, I have to use a Windows PC/laptop of some kind to do my work. The last laptop I bought had Windows XP specifically so I could avoid Windows Vista. Now it seems I'll have to buy a Windows 7 computer to avoid Windows 8. Pretty soon, I may have to avoid working...oh wait...

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