__/ [ Linonut ] on Tuesday 06 March 2007 02:25 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>> A Software Maker Goes Up Against Microsoft
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | When quizzed on Microsoft's plans, Mr. Ballmer replied, "Our view is
>> | that virtualization is something that should be built into the
>> | operating system."
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/technology/24soft.html?ex=1172898000&en=bbca645a927ef7f8&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWS
>> http://tinyurl.com/35jkur
>
> Damn, registration required.
They have a way of permitting viewers to access the article, get the inbound
links, and then asking for money. Cheeky gits. They just don't understand
how Internet publishing works. Or they simply refuse to accept change. Not
to mention cookies...
http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2005/11/24/newspapers-spying/
>> Ubuntu on Virtual PC 2007 - No way dude!
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | A number of people have asked me whether it's possible to install
>> | Linux onto a Virtual PC 2007 virtual machine. Well, since I had
>> | an Ubuntu ISO on my desktop I decided to give it a go.
>> |
>> | The short answer is no. It won't. I thought that it might but
>> | my optimism was short-lived. The graphics are all messed up.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=273
>
> The limited anecdotes I've heard from a colleague suggest that Virtual
> PC (version not known) is slowww.
Bloat is Microsoft's main 'virtue'. Got to but that new hardware with Vista
licence, which is mandatory. DRM, WGA, a more restrictive EULA, TC...
If they convince you that your PC is out of date, then you'll be force to
'upgrade' to better offers... which offer more... _to Microsoft_. They get
more 'testers' to report bugs in the background, they get a list of all the
pages you visited from IE7 (to optimise search engines results), they
channel you to Live services (got to compete with Google and Yahoo somehow,
through prebundling and hard linking)...
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~~ Best wishes
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