__/ [ Phil Da Lick! ] on Monday 18 December 2006 09:23 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 18 December 2006 07:19 \__
>>
>>> begin oe_protect.scr
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Microsoft patent hints at pay-as-you-go OS
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | A Microsoft patent application from June 2005, published only today,
>>>> | titled "System and method for delivery of a modular operating system"
>>>> | may signal a fundamental change for what an operating systems stands
>>>> | for and how it is sold.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.istartedsomething.com.nyud.net:8080/20061215/pay-as-you-go-os-patent/
>>>> Anything for revenue.
>>>>
>>> This is absurd, how on earth could anyone get a patent for such a
>>> thing?
>>
>> You ain't seen nothing yet. I am still wonder if it's true or fiction...
>>
>> Microsoft to Release Modular Operating Systems
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Confirming Gartner's prediction, Microsoft has filed for a patent with
>> | the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a modular operating system.
>> | The title of Microsoft's patent applications is "System and method
>> | for delivery of a modular operating system."
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | Instead of releasing a complete operating system, Microsoft will
>> | fragment the product, delivering a universal and basic core OS, and
>> | allowing the users to built upon the nucleus OS with additional
>> | operating system segments. In this manner, users will be enabled
>> | to buy the fundamental Windows Modular operating system and then
>> | add components, capabilities, features, each fragment with its own
>> | price tag and license.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-To-Release-Modular-Operating-Systems-42462.shtml
>>
>
> that will be the death of windows
I thought it had died well before the anti-piracy measures were put in place.
It probably died in 2004 when the engineers could no longer cope with the
messy code (culmination of a disaster), scraped Longhorn and decided to
build a nice gown for Windows XP (Server 2003) instead.
Security in Vista? My arse security... zero-day exploits for Vista are
already being auctioned. It's a Mac OS-esque gown. And a bunch of 'features'
nobody will ever bother to use.. not to mention 'fun' features like WGA, IE7
spying on the user, DRM and 'Trusted' Computing (industry controls the
user.. more effective than squeezing Windows 98/200/ME users to urge more
spendings... by adding explicit checks the the installers and 'punishing'
them... until they buy a new PC with a shackling Vista reploaded).
While I'm at it, bear in mind that after 5 years, despite sinking hardware
costs, a 'Vista PC' costs 20% more than an 'XP PC' back in 2001.
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