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Microsoft abuse continues
Talkback Of course it does, across the board, deliberate and in spades. What's new? The battle is lost. The war is lost.
[March 23, 2007, 10:39]
The council's site seems to intentionally lead the discussion...
Talkback The council's site seems to intentionally lead the discussion into a debate about operating systems, which is an easy way to completely distract the public from the issue at hand which is one of open standards and data formats.
[January 3, 2007, 14:42]
Not at all
Talkback Your implied suggestion, since M$ now only supports XP SP2 for security and update purposes, that I must buy a another new copy of XP in order to effect a compliant installation after a repair most certainly smacks of abuse of monopoly, whether...
[March 26, 2007, 12:47]
Obsolete versions
Talkback My point was the requirements should have been on the box, or somewhere visible. SP2 breaks a lot of my old games, so I did not install. I traded it for an ECS board and win98 went on with no problems, AND it had drivers for all win versions back...
[March 26, 2007, 21:43]
Obselete or not
Talkback Many of us have legitimate copies of Windows XP and might need a new motherboard if, for instance, the old one fails and we opt for a clean install at the same time. Service packs 1 and 2 and Windows updates etc can be applied to bring the system...
[March 23, 2007, 22:24]
Its about abusing a Monopoly position
Talkback Microsoft is not being asked to disclose anything other than interoperability protocols. This is about allowing other companies to compete in an area where a Monopolist currently actively prevents competition.
[September 20, 2007, 10:34]
As long as its everyone
Talkback If Microsoft keeping its interface specifications secret is unacceptable then isn't it equally unacceptable for Apple to keep iTunes proprietary or SAP not to distribute all its internal integration protocols not just a few access points or IBM...
[September 20, 2007, 1:16]
Why only PC's?
Talkback "Macs do Windows, too". I strongly protest against buying a Mac with OS X installed. Why only Microsoft has to pay? Or perhaps will we be able to buy our cell phones without an OS (e.g.bare iPhone, naked HTC)?
[September 25, 2007, 14:10]
sold without an operating system
Talkback AMEN! It's about time someone decided the consumer has the right to use his own intelligence to buy a computer. I don't need, or want, someone telling me I have to run their software on MY computer. If you buy a computer with windoze on it, it...
[September 24, 2007, 14:32]
Not defending anyone else.
Talkback Most of the organisations involved in this do already provide very good interoperability specifications. In addition many use open interface standards which encourage interoperability. Many companies see this as a way of making more money because...
[September 21, 2007, 9:50]
MS abuse
Talkback Not only in the server market. I recently bought an Intel MOBO and wanted to put win 98 and xp-sp1 on it but, neither would install. All I got was BSOD. Nothing on the box, or instruction sheet listed requirements.
[March 23, 2007, 11:52]
Apparently in the US
Talkback they are using the same technology in driving licences and passports. This article highlights the potential risks of the system in terms of both security and abuse. The author has apparently created a simple device to read electronic passport and...
[February 10, 2009, 16:41]
Not defending Microsoft
Talkback I am not defending Microsoft or necessarily disagreeing with the EC solution I just believe if all the organisations that lined up against Microsoft were told that, as the case proceeded, they would need to provide documentation for...
[September 21, 2007, 8:25]
European software patents not pending
Leader It may have escaped your notice, but we Europeans are now the biggest federation on earth. With 25 nations and 455 million people in the European Union, we're bigger than the US on almost any metric that matters.
[November 18, 2004, 11:55]
What
Talkback IOW, why do they insist that a video must play in the browser? Just adding this direct link to the video addresses all browser functionality issues (e.g.the TOC issue they mention). This also simplifies playback in Linux (and, FYI, binary-only...
[January 5, 2007, 10:02]
Sadly
Talkback : A lot gets given up for security. But sadly, very seldom is anything gained for that loss.
[December 1, 2008, 11:07]
Microsoft's winning ways
Talkback All good points there, but should we really be accepting Windows' enormous monopoly purely because it is trickier and a bit more expensive to support alternatives? So the convenience of the status quo negates the advantages to be gained through...
[September 25, 2007, 13:51]
Hold on ??!
Talkback The ID card is supposed to be based on the technology they used for the RFID passport. We were sold this white elephant partly on the basis that it was the same tech and so would be usable across the United States of Europe in place of a passport.
[February 9, 2009, 16:11]
Tim
Talkback Even if they dont stop you shopping I have found that retailers make it uneconomical by charging ridiculous delivery charges.
[October 26, 2009, 16:42]
Microsoft's whining continues.
Talkback Ms claims Mozilla defaults to Google search.fact, but you can change it to other search options. You have the choice in which engine you use. How about charging them with forcing the user to pay for a copy of MS's OS when you purchase a branded...
[May 11, 2009, 14:04]
