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I read a lot of forum/article stuff about XP lately, and I ask: Can it get worse?
All those little Windows people are that glad: Oh, my Windows doesn´t crash all the time. An OS that doesn´t crash regularly is such a big feat? Ever heard of a well-administered Linux/Unix or an Apple iMac (out of the box).
If you didn´t miss it all, you´ve heard about Smart Tags "feature" (Microsoft can alter the content of web pages to add "information"
(advertisment)). It was so controversial it was disabled.
Or Passport ? Give your personal data, eCommerce info etc. to a MS database for quicker eCommerce. Well you are encouraged to do this evry time you log onto the web. And hackers stage contests and regularly exploit security holes in the server.
Or the poor MP3 support. But the proprietary Windows Media File works well.
Besides, you need a high-end computer to run the Translucent Desktop feature (and a rather good one for normal mode of operation). Should an OS really use up most of the available ressources only for being there?
Not to mention the affair about commercial licenses (which is resolved now: business can stick with Win2000 still) or that microsoft based services now are dropping support or denying service for browsers like Netscape or Opera, for example at MSN MSNBC, Hotmail. Or the fact, that participating in MS´Shared Source initiative means they can sue you, if you use participating programmers in non-Windows or GPL projects, because they "could" copy MS code? Or the Frontpage license, which prohibits MS-unfriendly content written with the HTML editor?
Well, monopolism is the game, Windows XP stands for Xtra Proprietary. All MS strategy is based on using its desktop OS monopoly to gain a monopoly in the server business and web services as well, because the OS cash cow is running dry.
I clearly see the Bush administration already has some very important tasks to tackle with. But pro-industry politics and the influence of lobbyists will not make the US or Western World a safer place either.
Computer viruses regularly exploit security holes in MS IE, or MS IIS web server, or Outlook. The desktop monoculture is already a threat to the web, and MS is limiting freedom of choice evry day more, with new incompatible propietary formats, prohibitive licenses and rushed-out bad code.
Just a simple reminder who you are dealing with.
See as well: XP draws fire from Mac, Linux, even DOS faithful at zdnet.com or MS dirty OEM secret or MSN.com shuts out non-Microsoft browsers
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Windows XP: EXtra Proprietary
I read a lot of forum/article stuff about XP lately, and I ask: Can it get worse?
All those little Windows people are that glad: Oh, my Windows doesn´t crash all the time. An OS that doesn´t crash regularly is such a big feat? Ever heard of a well-administered Linux/Unix or an Apple iMac (out of the box).
If you didn´t miss it all, you´ve heard about Smart Tags "feature" (Microsoft can alter the content of web pages to add "information"
(advertisment)). It was so controversial it was disabled.
Or Passport ? Give your personal data, eCommerce info etc. to a MS database for quicker eCommerce. Well you are encouraged to do this evry time you log onto the web. And hackers stage contests and regularly exploit security holes in the server.
Or the poor MP3 support. But the proprietary Windows Media File works well.
Besides, you need a high-end computer to run the Translucent Desktop feature (and a rather good one for normal mode of operation). Should an OS really use up most of the available ressources only for being there?
Not to mention the affair about commercial licenses (which is resolved now: business can stick with Win2000 still) or that microsoft based services now are dropping support or denying service for browsers like Netscape or Opera, for example at MSN MSNBC, Hotmail. Or the fact, that participating in MS´Shared Source initiative means they can sue you, if you use participating programmers in non-Windows or GPL projects, because they "could" copy MS code? Or the Frontpage license, which prohibits MS-unfriendly content written with the HTML editor?
Well, monopolism is the game, Windows XP stands for Xtra Proprietary. All MS strategy is based on using its desktop OS monopoly to gain a monopoly in the server business and web services as well, because the OS cash cow is running dry.
I clearly see the Bush administration already has some very important tasks to tackle with. But pro-industry politics and the influence of lobbyists will not make the US or Western World a safer place either.
Computer viruses regularly exploit security holes in MS IE, or MS IIS web server, or Outlook. The desktop monoculture is already a threat to the web, and MS is limiting freedom of choice evry day more, with new incompatible propietary formats, prohibitive licenses and rushed-out bad code.
Just a simple reminder who you are dealing with.
See as well: XP draws fire from Mac, Linux, even DOS faithful at zdnet.com or MS dirty OEM secret or MSN.com shuts out non-Microsoft browsers
or
Windows XP: EXtra Proprietary
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