__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Saturday 22 July 2006 00:05 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> This reminds me of Ballmer spending 2 days trying to remove Windows
>> malware (in vain).
>>
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>>| This week, I got my wish: A copy of Windows XP Media Center Edition
>>| 2005, installed in a virtual machine, came up with various WGA alerts
>>| after I installed a bunch of updates from Windows Update. Screenshots of
>>| this machine can be found below.
>>|
>>| You're probably wondering how it is that I'm running a pirated
>>| copy of Windows. It's a legitimate question.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/wga.asp
>
> Things are going very badly when their _best friends_ start to turn on
> them. It's going to get much much worse as Vista continues to slip; and
> is then finally replaced with a relatively innocuous facelift to XP
> (NT5.2.1). I don't want to be overly dramatic, but I think MS's future
> will be determined by how they handle Vista. Personally, I think
> they'll be well advised to hold back a couple of years, and take the
> time to take the Apple route - get an open-source kernel and OS built,
> and start again. This was a very brave decision for Apple but in the
> main, has brought them many accolades. Windows is now known to be by
> /far/ the most unstable of desktop OSes, by far the least secure, by far
> the hardest to manage, and so on.
Let's not forget Palm's investment in the long migration to Linux. While
their decision was made over a year ago (or at least the announcement), it
now becomes evident that this choice was wise. How many companies are
liaising to create a mobile platform based on Linux? Almost a dozen giants?
> I think also that before Vista is lauched (whatever it becomes), MS will
> need a new management team.
They lack potential leaders. Ballmer is a disaster and Gates has left (/is
leaving). This reminds me of that scenario where you have Bush in charge and
Clinton can no longer run for presidency (and he has a /stained/past... pun
intended!).
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