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Story: Microsoft admits targeting Wine users
Posted by: Donovan Hill (Friday 25 February 2005, 9:04 PM)
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Let's be clear about something: You bought MS Office for WINDOWS. You didn't buy MS Office for SOMETHING LIKE WINDOWS. You don't expect MS Office for Mac to run on Windows, why would you expect MS Office for Windows to run on something else?
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Apparently, MS Office DOES run on "something like Windows", so why shouldn't they be allowed to get updates? Are they calling for technical support? If they were, _then_ I'd agree with your argument. However, if they are self-supporting and all they want to do is get an update to fix bugs, then I don't understand your objection.
Running MS Office for MAC on Windows? That's a strawman argument and is, therefore, absolutely rediculous. Macs aren't x86. Linux runs on the same hardware as MS-Windows, so adding a software compatibility layer shouldn't be a problem, except that Microsoft is desperate to maintain their OS monopoly.
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I don't get the big deal anyway. What are you running Office on *nix for anyway? Shouldn't you be using that piece of crap, OpenOffice anyway you sellouts?
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Because some silly people have decided that MS Office is a "standard" (tip: it's not!) and MS has gone to great lengths to not document the file format, so while that "piece of crap, OpenOffice[.org]" may open those PROPRIETARY Microsoft file formats 99% of the time, there's always that 1% where the formatting isn't right or OOo just can't open the file.
Think before you post next time.
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Story: Microsoft admits targeting Wine users
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Well this is rare. Microsoft admitting potentially... NJ -
I think it's outrageous that Microsoft is intentio... Anonymous
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Good move, nice, optimal, unexpected!!. Micro... albertwar -
Is there a reading comprehension problem on h... Anonymous
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Minimum system requirements:
Microsoft Windows.
Yo... Anonymous
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Most software also states what the minimum ha... Anonymous
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Minim Requirements are just that minimum... Anonymous -
they useually say or better :P
and better is... Anonymous
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does anyone spell/grammar proof these columns, or... Anonymous
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Obviously, "annonymous" doesn't proof his or... Fr. Time
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What about those users running a legal, dual-boot... Anonymous
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This is an outrage.
Microsoft has a responsibility... Scott Sidel
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Just another way for babbling billy to squeez... Rick
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"Minimum system requirements:
Microsoft Windows.
Y... Kevin C
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Good. Valid Windows users **paid** for it, so Mic... Jack Benetton
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Re: Windows users **paid**; The article is t... Craig Kelley
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Imagine the outcry if General Motors wer... Ed Wilcox
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Another analogy would be if they ma... Anonymous -
"Jack Benetton, Occupation: software enginee... Chris Most
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In general, I agree with you sir.
However, yo... R. Debusschere
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Do you guys read the entire article before bashing... Anonymous
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I'm just reposting this because this person h... Anonymous
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If a person pays for microsoft office, that person... Anonymous
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Good for MS.
Let's be clear about something: You... Anonymous
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I use Windows and Linux at both my job a... Anonymous
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First, to those IT Students and oth... LinuxRefugee
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Just say 'NO', to the 90,000 d... Anonymous
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linux is the way of the future, you shou... Jon
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RE: Good for MS. Let's be clear about somethi... Bret Baptist
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Lets be clear about something:
When you buy a... Big CEO
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Hard to imagine a more ignorant post.
1. MS... Robert Rosenthal
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I'm just a bit concerned here. See, Mic... Kevin Foster
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Microsuck does a lot of really bass... Ian Johnson
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"You sir are quite mistaken. If I purchase a piece... Joe G.
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"I'm glad Microsoft is doing this. About time... Mandaris
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I like the arguements here. My point...... Anonymous
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The following is what makes me not like Windo... Anonymous
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Is MS wrong in doing this? Yes they are. Just... Linix user for life
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""You sir are quite mistaken. If I purchase a... Anonymous
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That's so stupid. WINE is not an emulator.
You do... Anonymous
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That's so stupid. WINE is not an emul... Anonymous
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MS is right. This is no different from Ford... Anonymous
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Microsoft routinely violates, and encourages... Anonymous
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"And like another person mentioned, their not aski... Anonymous
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Something not immediately apparent in the articles... Anonymous
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I pull into a station for petrol and the atte... Robert
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ps, It was stated above, the minimum req... Anonymous
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First off, let me state that I am a... Anonymous
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hear hear well said linux rock... nobby
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Back to our scheduled Wine com... The Mitch
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If Microsoft blocks it's products to run on Wine,... AY
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It is true Office Update shouldn't be concern... The Mitch
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Would a Microsoft spokesman not have a name? J Reidy
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Whatever...............Using M$ software without a... John Sanchez
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Up until last Monday, my business ran a split... Ken Starks
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what can i say, its typical microsoft momopolistic... Christopher Baluyut
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If apple were to block the use of the Microsoft Wi... Anonymous
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I just want to say to Joe G and others that Linux... jc
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Alright it seems that there is a lot of bashing an... Jeff Johnson
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This is outrageous! We have the rights as WINE use... Anonymous
