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muzzy:
A thirty-two bit extension and GUI shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition.

While this is fun and can be seen true for w9x, it has never held true for the NT series. NT architecture can support multiple hardware platforms, and there have been versions for alpha, etc. These were discontinued, apparently due to business reasons. The design isn't based on DOS in any way. I suppose the 2bit company that can't stand 1bit competition could still be seen true, but that quote has gotten all its juice milked from it long time ago now.

MrX:

--- Quote ---XP still needs to be activated, so what's the problem?
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really? than what do cracks do

Mr X

muzzy:

--- Quote from: MrX ---really? than what do cracks do
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Pirated copies are already widely available, and it's trivial to get the installation media for windows XP. The issue of bypassing activation is independent from availability of installation media. Allowing third party distribution of untrusted custom install medias wouldn't affect the piracy issue in any way.

Also, microsoft doesn't care if you pirate the software. The activation is primarily there to prevent resellers from installing pirated copies of windows. These are the real problem to microsoft, because selling pirate copies allows for more profits, and thus makes competition tough for legit stores. Legit stores aren't going to be happy if they have to pay for something their competitors aren't paying for, and left uncontroller, could lead to stores beginning shipping with free (as in beer) operating systems.

Calum:
oddly enough, if you read through the last couple of muzzy's posts, it's a pretty scathing and damning report of microsoft all in all, from their attitude to competition, through the importance they give to their users, to their marketing tactics. the only bit that i can take issue with is this:


--- Quote ---Well, there's no point comparing default windows installations to default linux installations. You can preconfigure your distro any damn way you like, so that'd be same as comparing unconfigured windows with preconfigured linux. Now that wouldn't be fair either.
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which kind of reads like that mathematical proof showing that 1+1=1 in a sort of circular logical way.

Lord C:

--- Quote from: muzzy ---A thirty-two bit extension and GUI shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition.

While this is fun and can be seen true for w9x, it has never held true for the NT series. NT architecture can support multiple hardware platforms, and there have been versions for alpha, etc. These were discontinued, apparently due to business reasons. The design isn't based on DOS in any way. I suppose the 2bit company that can't stand 1bit competition could still be seen true, but that quote has gotten all its juice milked from it long time ago now.
--- End quote ---


I didn't quote this in a post, so why are you replying to it.
It is my sig.
It will stay my sig.
Deal with it.

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