Vista Startup Music to Remain Unalterable (from ignoramous BTW)
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| Microsoft has always had the knack of keeping things rigid for its
| customers and it will prevail with Windows Vista too. Apparently,
| Microsoft thinks that the start up music, created by the famous
| guitarist Robert Fripp is so good that he?s made it compulsory
| not letting the users alter it.
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http://www.windowsxlive.net/?p=296
Choice made arrogantly 'on behalf' of all users.
Related:
How Microsoft Chose New Windows Sounds
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| Some musicians spend 18 months working on a whole album. At
| Microsoft Corp., that's how long it took to perfect just
| four seconds of sound.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/media/2006/11/10/audio2174198.mp3 (direct link to MP3)
There were long and frustrating debates before an option was made available
for disabling that sound. Imagine being forced to have that 'brand-promoting
sound' playing aloud in a shared office...
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