Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Feb 2009 21:23 UTC
Windows Vista has never exactly been a favourite subject among company IT people. Migrating from Windows XP to Windows Vista isn't exactly a worry-free process, and machines that run Windows XP comfortably may have trouble powering Windows vista. As such, adoption of Vista has been slow. Two years after Vista's release, the OS is still struggling in the enterprise sector, according to a Forrester report.
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RE: Another thread lost to trolling
by lemur2 on Wed 4th Feb 2009 03:25
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And a side note, I am just tired of people that will never use any Windows to begin with being the ones whining about DRM, to which 99% of what they say is either outright deceit or just plain ignorance. The end result is we are unable to have a mature, intelligent discussion regarding DRM here.
Those of us who don't use Vista, and are hence blisfully untroubled directly by its anti-consumer features such as DRM, nevertheless are sometimes unavoidably confronted with the Vista DRM mess when asked questions by others, or sent files from others, who are to be counted amongst Vista's victims.
I deceive you not.
http://alfred.co.in/technology/vista-drm-problems-you-ought-to-know...
Edited 2009-02-04 03:37 UTC
RE[2]: Another thread lost to trolling
by ssa2204 on Wed 4th Feb 2009 05:13
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Member since:2006-04-22
Those of us who don't use Vista, and are hence blisfully untroubled directly by its anti-consumer features such as DRM, nevertheless are sometimes unavoidably confronted with the Vista DRM mess when asked questions by others, or sent files from others, who are to be counted amongst Vista's victims.
I deceive you not.
http://alfred.co.in/technology/vista-drm-problems-you-ought-to-know...
Instead of writing a response I will say this; it truly is pointless as all you wish to do is disrupt these threads with your obsessive/compulsive feelings towards one specific company. Please, just go away. You have absolutely nothing to offer in these threads other than being a troll. If Linux is your life, then just go enjoy it and leave these threads alone.
RE: Another thread lost to trolling
by vitae on Wed 4th Feb 2009 06:34
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 13:30 UTC, submitted by JRepin
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 22:06 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:45 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 15:53 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 22:43 UTC
The Verge pointed me to a blog post by Leap Motion - which reveals how their Kinect-like motion control works with Windows 8. "From the second you plug in your Leap Motion Controller, you'll be able to browse the web and interact with your computer just by moving your hands and fingers in the air. With Leap Motion technology and Windows, you can do everything that's possible with multi-touch inputs - without actually touching anything. This also means that existing applications in Windows 7 and 8 will respond to your natural hand and finger movements. Soon, we'll show you how Leap Motion will work with Mac OS X." Quite cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 21:50 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/19/13 23:11 UTC, submitted by Drumhellar
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It is almost a given now that any thread involving Windows/Vista will always just devolve into some idiotic DRM related mess. Sadly a few manage to completely hijack the discussion for their own obsessions, which in turn reflects badly on this site to newcomers. I know it is hard to manage on the anonymous internet the behavior of immature people, but that doesn't mean there are not options.
Maybe the solution is that people need to subscribe to different topics in order to post, and if they chose to troll in them they should lose the right to post (though still able to read). In short, if I chose to do nothing but troll discussions regarding OSX, then I should lose the right to post in OSX threads for a period of time.
In most forums, these certain individuals would have long since been warned or banned. No reason why there should not be some rules and regulations here, quite simply the discussion threads need them.
And a side note, I am just tired of people that will never use any Windows to begin with being the ones whining about DRM, to which 99% of what they say is either outright deceit or just plain ignorance. The end result is we are unable to have a mature, intelligent discussion regarding DRM here.
And I think most of use can pretty much distinguish the difference between a troll and someone who is playing devil's advocate for the sake of a discussion.
Edited 2009-02-04 03:20 UTC