"Hadron Quark" <qadronhuark@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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[The OP said:]
>>>>> Just saw a newsbite on the elevator telly claiming that Vista will be
>>>>> doing permanent damage to non-licensed computers.
>>>>>
>>>>> If even possible, I can't help but think this is a bad idea: What
>>>>> happens
>>>>> for inadvertant copyright violators? What about "false positives"?
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> MS will not be damaging peoples HW on purpose if they have no
> license. Is this thread for real?
The simplest way to see this is to ask: Will intentionally damaging
people's hardware (and the ensuing PR fiasco) bring more profits, or less
profits, for Microsoft?
Remember, the goal of Microsoft (like all corporations) is not to "be
evil", but to "make money".
- Oliver
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