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> On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:40:54 -0600, arachnid wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:00:14 -0800, Rex Ballard wrote:
>>
>>> Microsoft has routinely argued that the 30% "White Box" market is
>>> just piracy. Yet they haven't been able to prove any substantial
>>> piracy, even when end-users are forced to link up with Microsoft to
>>> activate their licenses.
>>
>> They're going to have even more difficulty hiding behind the
>> "piracy" excuse now that they've taken dictatorial control over
>> installations via WPA/WGA.
>
> Very true. Sadly, for Microsoft that is, WPA/WGA is going to piss off
> many people. Happily it doesn't affect me one way or the other. The
> same can be true for anyone given a little common sense.
Thanks for the headsup, Rex. Good news indeed. Progress in one of the nations
where Linux adoption tends to lag behind.
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