__/ [ Phil Da Lick! ] on Monday 19 June 2006 12:38 \__
> dafyddapfergus@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Hi,
>> In Belgium, you cannot buy a NOTEBOOK as a normal customer without
>> PAYING for a Windows OS. I think Dell have a few options where they
>> allow you to pay for Windows and also get a Novell distribution. But
>> that's it.
>>
>> I just want to go to a normal shop and buy a product without having to
>> pay for something I do not need.
>>
>
> Good luck, but microsoft will just play the "OS-less systems breed
> piracy" card when/if investigated. The cretins in power are either too
> stupid to understand. or on the M$ payroll so you're onto a loser.
Ironically, nothing is being sold here. What the customer pays for is a
license to use a piece of software, rather than ownership of the software
(no "Freedom", as in speech, either).
To add insult to injury, the license then enables you (the customer) to
become subjected to spying on a daily basis. It's like everybody who buys a
computer is forced to be tagged; yes, just like an animal. Governments have
always fancied GPRS and RFID technologies. Look at the freedom (and Freedom)
of the Internet and how governments rob us from it. They take it all away.
Net neutrally says goodbye to freedom (as in free beer), whereas censorship
says goodbye to Freedom (as in free speech). Industy, much like country,
wants to be in control and stay in control.
Best wishes,
Roy
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