[triadtechtalk] Re: This...& WIN XP
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- To: "triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 17:58:00 -0700
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cabehogan@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 9/5/2001
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> As to your other point - I am not all that keen
on the idea that M$ can and will, be able to get
into my computer, keep track of me, etc. I know
what they say, I know their protestations of
innocence and good will and how this will make
everything soooo much easier. Easier isn't always
better, and, if this becomes the standard, I will
have a LOT less control over my personal
information - from the hardware I own down to how
I use my computer and where I go on the internet.
If I wanted Bill Gates in my house, I'd invite him
over. If I can NOT turn off their nosing around
in my computer, then it is not a feature or a
benefit, it's the first step to Big Brother.
Personally, I really could care less so long as
they don't muck up my system, I don't mind sharing
at all, but it must be done on request and a
pretty please with sugar on it wouldn't hurt! ; )
*** Good luck getting a please or sugar or anything else outta Bill and M$. If
you trust him and his vast network of employees to be able to access your
computer whenever it's on, more power to ya. And, you *did* know that this
software allows for remote control by another user, right? They're pushing
that as meaning that a remote tech can take control of your computer and fix
it. My answer is - if I can't follow the instructions and make it work, then I
need a live body, not remote control. Not to mention - the crackers will have
a hey day with this. Considering all the cracks and security holes that
crackers can find now, the viruses, etc., do you *really* think that this
"feature" is worth the risk?
> Also, if you support this monopoly, then you
will become increasingly dependent on M$. You
will NOT own XP, you will pony up whatever the
renewal fee is in 2 years - and without
competition, M$ has the upper hand.
But I thought that I was already dependent on them
to a point by having to use their Knowledge Base
to find information that is not within my own Help
files included with the software! I WILL if I buy
it or I won't buy it! As for any renewal fee,
that is out when I buy it as it will belong to me
then! And besides, they ain't the only pusher on
the block! ; )
***NO, as a matter of fact, you will NOT own it. You will have a lease
agreement. You cannot resell it, you cannot give it away. You can keep it
until it expires and then you can re-up your sub. And if all your records -
financial, personal, etc. - were created in M$ products, there are NO
guarantees that, should you decide to let your lease lapse and try someone new,
you will be *able* to transfer your records without a LOT of headaches.
My company is likely to go to XP, but I personally will not.
Pamela
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