"Windows Vista is finally here for everyone and is soon to be made available on store shelves and pre-loaded on new PC's. Windows Vista has been five years in the making; throughout that time we have witnessed Microsoft reschedule the release of this 'major upgrade' over and over and over again. Microsoft, however, throughout that tumultuous time did manage to pick up the pieces and move forward." Read more of the multi-page review at ActiveWin.
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Member since:2005-12-02
"Your repeating yourself. So I'll try to make it clear. The wording is *deliberately* vague, and up for interpretation.
Is English you first language?
So I'll explain if you are a lawyer it is very very likely the reason is not nefarious. Its to cover themselves, but the wording *is* so vague that it covers just about anything. Will this *feature* be misused?
An example would be Microsoft disabling Norton with an update. which it *has*. Was it deliberate or incompetence. I don't care."
First, yes, English is my first language, and I know it well.
With the Norton reference now I understand what the point you were trying to make is. I will go for incompetence on that one myself, not deliberate. Deliberate however was when Microsoft prevented IE from being able to download Netscape. I truly didn't mean to repeat myself, frustration got the best of me there.
I do appreciate no attacks this time around as well.
Member since:2006-03-12
You don't know English well(sic).
Talking about the EULA is hard, and understanding one requires a skill you lack. I lack that skill as well.
You don't understand the attacking EULA in Vista is not a reflection of Vista. It is not a Anti-Microsoft rant.
Hell I'm honestly reaching the stage where I wonder how far people are prepared to give up there rights before they have enough. I actually shocked that its got this bad.
The EULA is *part* of that process. Its 3500 words in a click box. Its both hard to understand...and difficult to interpret, and read by one in thousands. Its up for multiple interpretations...Microsoft's being the only one that matters.
WGA(sic),Trusted(sic) Computing,DR(sic)M. Its about one thing *control*. Microsoft have it and you don't.
I'm in *awe* of Microsoft for this. What they are doing is remarkable.
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2006-03-12
Your repeating yourself. So I'll try to make it clear. The wording is *deliberately* vague, and up for interpretation.
Is English you first language?
So I'll explain if you are a lawyer it is very very likely the reason is not nefarious. Its to cover themselves, but the wording *is* so vague that it covers just about anything. Will this *feature* be misused?
An example would be Microsoft disabling Norton with an update. which it *has*. Was it deliberate or incompetence. I don't care.
Edited 2007-01-30 01:03