Professor Michael Geist on Vista's Fine Print 314
Russell McOrmond writes "With Microsoft's Vista set to hit stores tomorrow, Michael Geist's weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) looks at the legal and technical fine print behind the operating system upgrade. The article notes that in the name of shielding consumers from computer viruses and protecting copyright owners from potential infringement, Vista seemingly wrestles control of the "user experience" from the user. If you are a Canadian and think that the owner of computers should be in control of what they own, rather than some third party (whether virus authors or the manufacturer/maker), then please sign our Petition to protect Information Technology property rights."
That stampede sound you are hearing.... (Score:3, Funny)
Still missing some features. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:That stampede sound you are hearing.... (Score:5, Funny)
All three of them? I wouldn't have thought that three people makes a stampede, no matter how fast they run.
Re:That stampede sound you are hearing.... (Score:3, Funny)
It's not the speed of the running, it's the weight of the runners...
It's all about marketing (Score:3, Funny)
Tried to open Office 2007 and got a message about a license key and if I wanted to enter it. I clicked "No," and the entire screen went black and wouldn't come back up.
I shook my head and laughed as I walked away.
Re:Futile petitions aside (Score:5, Funny)
"You shouldn't be using Vista, because it won't let you watch porn you downloaded from the Internet for free. It has this thing called DRM which will turn the good good parts to mosaic. We technical people call this downsampling. Oh, and it may even connect to Microsoft or the police and tell them what you're watching."
Re:That stampede sound you are hearing.... (Score:5, Funny)
"...Developers! Developers! Developers!..."
Re:This calls for some new legislation (Score:2, Funny)
Or was that purchasing a lawyer before you hire/license an operating system?
Anyone else find it amusing... (Score:3, Funny)
...that the petition is the PITR petition?
I wonder how much user freedom Pitr would want people to have once he takes over Google...
Re:Futile petitions aside (Score:3, Funny)
Re:That stampede sound you are hearing.... (Score:5, Funny)
Amazon Software Bestsellers (January 29 12:45 PM ET)
2 Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
4 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade
5 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade
12 Microsoft Office Professional 2007 Upgrade
13 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Full Version
14 Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
15 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Full Version
Microsoft has twenty titles in the top fifty.
I'd say these numbers suggest that Vista is going to do just fine in the domestic consumer market.
SHhhhhh. This is Slashdot, there's no place for money talk here. The POINT is that everyone will NOT buy it and only HATE it. I'll stick with BeOS thank you.
Re:That stampede sound you are hearing.... (Score:2, Funny)
The truly hilarious part: Most of them are Windows or Office. Is this twenty titles or two?
It's just the old Malibu Stacy with a new hat!
Re:Still missing some features. (Score:3, Funny)
Linux now illegal! (Score:3, Funny)
Just wait until we hear, "I'm sorry sir but installing Linux on your machine to get around the technical limitations of Windows is now against the EULA".