__/ [ William Poaster ] on Monday 09 April 2007 16:09 \__
> On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:47:22 +0100, [H]omer wrote:
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Linonut spake thusly:
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, [H]omer belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>>
>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that nick spake thusly:
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070408
>>>> Available Desktop Environments / Window Managers:
>>>> . Debian - 3D-Desktop, 4dwm, 5Dwm, 9wm, aewm, AfterStep, amiwm,
>>>> Blackbox, Compiz/Beryl, CTWM, dwm, EDE (Equinox),
>>>> Enlightenment, EvilPoison, evilwm, Fluxbox, foXdesktop,
>>>> FVWM, FVWM95, FVWM-Crystal, Gnome, hackedbox, HaZe, IceWM,
>>>> Ion, JD4X (Java Desktop), JWM, Kahakai, KDE, KWin, Larswm,
>>>> Luminocity, LWM, Matchbox, Metacity, Metisse, MWM (Motif),
>>>> OLWM/OLVWM, Openbox, Orion, Oroborus, PekWM, PLWM, PWM,
>>>> Qvwm, ratpoison, ROX, Sawfish, Scwm, Stumpwm, swm, The
>>>> GREAT Desktop, TrsWM, twm, UDE, uwm, Waimea, WindowLab,
>>>> Window Maker, wm2, WMI, wmii, XD640, XFCE, Xfwm, XPde,
>>>> XPwm, XWEM
>>>> . Vista - Aero
>>>
>>> Lie. Vista also offers a classic interface.
>>
>> WooHoo! ... somebody hold me back ;)
>>
>> Yes, thanks for reminding me about the interface that everyone except
>> "Premium" Vista users will be using.
>
> Which lead to this: There's a woman suing M$ over it's misleading labels
> on new PCs.
>
> Apparently M$ "Fista Capable" labels are being put on put on machines
> which are capable of running Fista Home Basic.....but NOT necessarily
> the Premium edition which all the bells & whistles.
> (Natch, M$ disagrees.....but what else is new.)
>
> The lawsuit is claiming that it's *misleading* to slap a logo on
> machines which *cannot* even run Flip-3D etc.
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38778
>
>
> I've no doubt the M$ shills, astroturfers & apologists will be along
> shortly to give their take on this.
Update: Microsoft says it has not changed the definition, as opposed to some
reports. I think they try to avoid losing this class-action suit. If they
change the wording, then it means they have /already/ deceived some people
(which they /have/, of course.
--
~~ With kind regards
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