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The Real Joke (Sacrificing liberty for convenience)
Sacred Cow Burgers ^ | 08/06/2005 | Sacred Cow Burgers

Posted on 08/06/2005 11:08:47 AM PDT by Prime Choice

The Real Joke

The Butcher's Commentary



TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: digitalrights; drm; invasionofprivacy; microloth; microsoft; mpaa; personalcomputers; riaa; sacredcowburgers; scb; vista; windowsvista
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See the Butcher's Commentary.

This isn't just a good-natured poke at Microsoft.

1 posted on 08/06/2005 11:08:47 AM PDT by Prime Choice
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SCB P!ng

2 posted on 08/06/2005 11:09:06 AM PDT by Prime Choice (Thanks to the Leftists, yesterday's deviants are today's "alternate lifestyles.")
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I certainly have a hard time swallowing that MS would do something as STUPID as is alleged here. They would cut off their own legs. I for one would not touch their new system, and would stick with Win2K, WinXP and Linux. Bye-bye and new MS creation.

No, just cannot buy it. MS's wealth is dependent upon selling operating systems. If their arrogance has gone this far, their stock value will show it immediately upon release...


3 posted on 08/06/2005 11:18:47 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: EagleUSA
I certainly have a hard time swallowing that MS would do something as STUPID as is alleged here.

I'm not buying this "commentary" either. MS is not dumb. They didn't get to be the largest by abusing customers or producing a product that no one wants.

4 posted on 08/06/2005 11:25:30 AM PDT by The_Victor (I'm adrift, my tagline just snapped)
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To: Prime Choice

Microsoft will, eventually, produce its "Edsel". Perhaps this is it, perhaps not. Regardless, Microsoft just doesn't see the handwriting on the wall of "open source". Eventually, Microsoft will only be a footnote in the history of electronic communications and Bill Gates future ancestors will be paupers. It's the history of business.


5 posted on 08/06/2005 11:32:19 AM PDT by elbucko
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I'm not buying this "commentary" either.

Did you check out the supporting links? It's been a known quantity that Microsoft has chummed up to the MPAA and RIAA. The statements made in the articles linked from the commentary are legit.

6 posted on 08/06/2005 11:40:16 AM PDT by Prime Choice (Thanks to the Leftists, yesterday's deviants are today's "alternate lifestyles.")
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To: EagleUSA
I certainly have a hard time swallowing that MS would do something as STUPID as is alleged here.

Microsoft specializes in doing stupid things. Hell, even Steve Ballmer can't go two weeks without sticking his foot in his mouth and echoing it internationally.

Besides, if you think that Microsoft won't sell its soul to make a buck, just check out what they did to accommodate the Communist Chinese government.

7 posted on 08/06/2005 11:43:33 AM PDT by Prime Choice (Thanks to the Leftists, yesterday's deviants are today's "alternate lifestyles.")
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To: Prime Choice

8 posted on 08/06/2005 11:49:52 AM PDT by South40 (Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
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To: The_Victor
They didn't get to be the largest by abusing customers or producing a product that no one wants

I don' know about that abuse but as for producing a product no one wants...how about ME?

9 posted on 08/06/2005 11:50:49 AM PDT by South40 (Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
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( ~sigh!~ )

Just another incentive to get serious about switching to Linux.

Honestly, if MS makes itself any more intrusive, and harder to use, there's no reason to keep using it.

10 posted on 08/06/2005 12:02:12 PM PDT by backhoe
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I don' know about that abuse but as for producing a product no one wants...how about ME?

I used ME for four years, and still can't figure out what all the whining was about.

11 posted on 08/06/2005 12:05:54 PM PDT by The_Victor (I'm adrift, my tagline just snapped)
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To: Prime Choice

Another good one!


12 posted on 08/06/2005 12:07:49 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: elbucko

""""Bill Gates future ancestors will be paupers."""""""


Gates must be stranger than I thought, there has never been anyone else who could have "future ancestors".


13 posted on 08/06/2005 12:16:09 PM PDT by RipSawyer
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To: South40
how about ME?

Ah yes, Windows MessedupEdition

14 posted on 08/06/2005 12:19:13 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (Deja Moo - The feeling you've heard this bull before...)
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To: RipSawyer
Gates must be stranger than I thought, there has never been anyone else who could have "future ancestors".

You're right, poor choice of words. I can only blame it on using "Word" to compose my replies. Perhaps "descendants" is a better choice. I tried to argue with the little "paperclip", but it wouldn't respond.

15 posted on 08/06/2005 12:26:16 PM PDT by elbucko
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To: South40

Doesn't anyone remember Win 98?

I never used it, but some did.


16 posted on 08/06/2005 12:31:04 PM PDT by datura (Molon Labe)
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To: datura

Win 98 was a far better and more widely used product than ME could ever hope to be.


17 posted on 08/06/2005 12:36:44 PM PDT by South40 (Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
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To: elbucko
Microsoft will, eventually, produce its "Edsel". Perhaps this is it, perhaps not. Regardless, Microsoft just doesn't see the handwriting on the wall of "open source". Eventually, Microsoft will only be a footnote in the history of electronic communications and Bill Gates future ancestors will be paupers. It's the history of business.

The "will not work with current computer hardware, nor monitors" is enough to kill interest in Windows Vista, the DRM programs are just icing on the cake.

18 posted on 08/06/2005 12:45:20 PM PDT by Paul C. Jesup
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To: The_Victor
I'm not buying this "commentary" either. MS is not dumb. They didn't get to be the largest by abusing customers or producing a product that no one wants.

What happens when Microsoft decides to leak just enough details of its internal workings to allow people to write malware that takes advantage of undocumented behaviors, but not enough details to stop them? So the only way to run a safe system will be to either downgrade to 98 or upgrade to Vista?

19 posted on 08/06/2005 12:52:57 PM PDT by supercat (Sorry--this tag line is out of order.)
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What happens when Microsoft decides to leak just enough details of its internal workings to allow people to write malware that takes advantage of undocumented behaviors, but not enough details to stop them?

Hacker love challeges, they would prefer to go up against Windows Vista that older OS's because it is the newest OS on the block.

20 posted on 08/06/2005 1:00:01 PM PDT by Paul C. Jesup
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