Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Feb 2007 17:44 UTC
"Windows Vista includes an array of 'features' that you don't want. These features will make your computer less reliable and less secure. They'll make your computer less stable and run slower. They will cause technical support problems. They may even require you to upgrade some of your peripheral hardware and existing software. And these features won't do anything useful. In fact, they're working against you. They're digital rights management features built into Vista at the behest of the entertainment industry. And you don't get to refuse them."
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2005-08-07
And you don't get to refuse them.
I have every intention of voting with my wallet and not buying Vista. I may go with Linux or I may go with MacOS (depending on whether or not I get a laptop or not) but I will not be bothering with Vista. I can build my own machine from parts thank you very much and I can always use HaikuSkyOSSyllableReactOSRISC OS*BSD instead of Vista.
Or I can simply stick with my copy of XP. I have two licenses for that OS anyway, along with the copy of XP Corporate I use because I got tired of the Mother may I procedure every time I reinstalled. If worse comes to worse I think I can rustle up a copy of 2000 or even NT4.x to hold me over. If I really feel the need to stick with Windows that is.... And I don't.
So really, I have every option to refuse to use Microsoft's Vista or giver up the right to know what is happening on my own machine.
--bornagainpenguin