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Master of Reality:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-922066.html
 
quote:The control offers four different choices for changing the Windows desktop and Start Menu: "Computer Manufacturer Configuration," "Microsoft Windows," "Non-Microsoft" and "Custom."
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They will just hide their own products if the user choose non-microsoft. This means that they will be leaving windows bloated from all this extra software that you cant use but is taking up plenty of space on your computer.

Xenoran:
I really don't see what the DOJ thinks they are going to acomplish by making the OS more customizable to the OEMs. I mean, has anyone actually seen what the OEMs already do to their systems? All they'd do is replace the middleware with shitware. Removing the middleware will just make it more difficult for the consumer to get the OS to actually work. OEMs don't give a damn about the quality of the software they put on their systems... as far as they're concerned, your future desktop is ad space and they use it as such.     :(

[ May 24, 2002: Message edited by: Vincent ]

Xenoran:
Oh, and has anyone noticed the new anti-piracy features that SP1 are supposed to bring? I wonder how many hours that'll be cracked in...

Master of Reality:
probably around 4.2 hours

hoojchoons:
This is by far the stupidest move on M$'s part, I've ever seen! Instead of making their monopolistic software optional, they'll just continue importing it but they'll be giving you the option not to to use it!! Is this stupid or what?   :eek:

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