__/ [ Alex Heney ] on Monday 17 July 2006 15:23 \__
> On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:27:36 +0100, Alex Heney <me8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:49:51 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
>><newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
> <snip>
>
>>>
>>>And speaking of class action, the incidents I mentioned
>>>above (Window Genuine 'Advantage') have triggered two such
>>>lawsuits in America.
>>>
>>
>>But we don't have them in the UK. The nearest we have is where an
>>organisation can take action on behalf of its members.
>
> Funnily enough, this Morning's Times has an article on a proposal to
> allow for that type of class action here :-)
>
> You still wouldn't succeed against Microsoft, of course, but that is
> another point.
I was enquiring and seeking discussion. Whether this whole
thing is practical or not is an open question. One thing is
for sure: Windows botnets -- the outcome of Windows' sloppy
design and deadline-driven testing -- will be costing me
many hours of work for the rest of my life. SPAM, SPAM, SPAM
and DDOS attacks. Thank you, almighty masters of Redmond.
You have a considerable impact on one who never cared for
your products. And I am not even alluding to the issue of
interoperability (locking out other companies and their
clients) and the reluctance to describe communication
protocols to the EU (either due to revenue in jeopardy, or
because a gaping hole that needs hiding).
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