Alias said:That's changing. People are becoming more computer savvy and more hip to
Microsoft's scams.
chain offering Linux on their machines for years. Dell just got the
idea.
so go figure.
awake. All I have to do is look at my inbox.
Stephan said:*shrug* you think..I think...does it really matter? Nope.
Just going to answer it all in at once.
No I don't "need" Microsoft. If I used their technologies I would need
them. If I wrote my software to only run on Windows I would need them.
However, since this is not the case, I don't need them. My software is
capable of running on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. So if Microsoft were to
disappear tomorrow, it wouldn't hurt me. Quite the contrary, it would make
my life easier as I would no longer need to support them.
So MS, for me, is better described as a thorn in my side I'd really like
to just get rid of.
The CAD/CAM stuff I still use windows for actually is rather irrelevant.
It only contributes maybe a mere fraction to what I make for a living. I
can easily do without. It's more of a hobby that turned into the
occasional work related activity than anything else.
MICHAEL said:* Alias:
Perhaps, if you were smarter about using your email address
and which sites you give it out to, then you wouldn't receive
so much spam.
You could use a "throw away" address for all
those porn, pill, and gambling sites you visit on a regular basis.
Also, learning how to use filters properly and junk mail controls,
would help alleviate your inbox overcrowding.... certainly you
are smart enough to take control of your inbox. Right?
-Michael
Frank said:"Microsoft's scams"? What exactly are you referring to?
At least in Spain, anyway. We've had a computer store
Dell is in trouble and offering linux ain't gonna save them.
Then again, most spambots originate in the USA from Windows boxes
You really are one misinformed linux troll.
I don't need a clock to know that users in the USA are
Forget your inbox, try getting your facts straight and stop lying.
Frank
Alias said:Let's see. When you go into a store to buy MS Office, XP or Vista, it's
in the *software* section. If you go to an on line store, it's in the
*software* section. NO WHERE is there a *license* section. Do I have to
connect the dots for you or can you do it yourself?
Never said it would.
Calling me names does nothing for your argument. Oh wait, you don't have
an argument. All you have are insults. Must be lonely.
Take your own advice. All you do is skewer facts and you lie through
your teeth.
Alias
Frank said:You're a pathetic side show freak.
Oh, btw, that's an insult!
Loser.
Frank
Alias said:Thanks for proving my point that you're a lying name caller. It must be
lonely living in Frank's world.
Alias
I hope your recent romance with linux is more than 'a one night stand".
Good luck in your new adventure.
It's working out quite well.
Thank you =)
MICHAEL said:* Alias:
Silly one, you are the Queen Mother of assumptions.
I really don't spend much time imagining anything about you....
and, I was probably mistaken- I should have added pirate sites
that you commonly visit as another place to use a "throw away".
I reckon when you have over 203 million internet users wake
up, it very well could cause an increase in spam. Of course, there
wouldn't be so many spambots in Europe, Latin America, or Asia
if users kept their machines better protected. Can't really blame
it on Spain, though.... with an internet-penetration of only 37%
and 19 million users, that's just a tiny drop in the bucket.
Especially, when Spain ranks below the other EU big boys in broadband-
percentage rates... hard to spam too much on all those dial-up
connections. Of course, Spain does have some of the highest
broadband prices in Europe. Maybe that's why you can't
afford Vista. Maybe Telefonica will buy you a copy.
http://www.internetworldstats.com/top25.htm
http://www.aneki.com/internet.html
http://www.internetworldstats.com/list2.htm
http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=1459
http://www.analysys.com/default_acl.asp?Mode=article&iLeftArticle=2252&m=&n=
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article.aspx?id=138508&terms=
With about 13 percent of its 45.5 million residents (as of mid-2006) as broadband subscribers,
the country of Spain placed tenth worldwide, according to Point Topic’s “World Broadband
Statistics: Q3 2006.”
But it still lags behind neighbors Germany, France, Italy and the U.K. “Spain is the
seventh-largest European country, but it acts like a third-tier country,” says Piero DePaoli,
director of product marketing at iPass, a global remote access network. “There’s just not as
much big business going on there.”
The incumbent–Telefonica–runs the show as the overall and ADSL leader. And ADSL dominates the
Spanish market with more than 80 percent of the market share.
-Michael
Frank said:I showed the beryl 3D thingie to one of my associates after I spent
about 10-15 mins flipping that damn cubie thing. Lots of fun! We thought
is was neat so he gave it to his 5 yr old son.
Best baby sitter he every
had. At least for a few days. We both agreed, linux is a nice free toy!
But I have Vista, as real OS
and you don't cause you can't afford it.
Live with it you linux loser.
Frank
Yep!Stephan said:One thing I thought I'd add.
You have to remember one thing about my work. It's source code. Due to the
cross platform API I use, I can compile it in any environment supported by
this cross platform API.
This means:
MacOS
WinCE
Linux
Win9X
Win2k/XP
Vista
In which of said environments I choose to do my work is irrelevant. It
makes no change to my code.
So, I can do all my work from Linux..and just have a windows machine
around for the native compile (or do it from a virtual machine) and be
fully 100% Windows Supported as far as my application goes. =)
That is the power of writing cross platform code, which I quite enjoy.
The new Eclipse IDE is so much more powerful than Visual Studio, it just
blows Visual Studio to pieces. And I am not saying that because of anti-MS
anything....I am saying that because that's simply how it is. Their IDE's
context assist (intellisense in Visual Studio) actually WORKS!!!! Not
something I can say about Visual Studio's intellisense, it only works very
sporadically. Can't rely on it.
So I get the benefit of being able to do my work in any environment I
wish, and support any environments I wish.
So hey, why not choose the environment that makes me most productive in my
work?
After all, that is what you do too right? Just that our choices vastly
differ.
<snippage>Frank said:"Microsoft's scams"? What exactly are you referring to?
Alias said:Translation: Frank's too dumb to use Ubuntu. He isn't even smart enough
to tell us why he "upgraded" from XP to Vista.
A bloated DRM riddled piece of crap you mean.
I don't have it because I don't want it. You choose to believe your lies
it appears.
I will live with it nicely and the only thing I will *lose* is the price of Vista.
Um, I don't have ADSL. I have cable at 4 MB. The point is that the USA
is the biggest source of Spam and you tried to change the subject to how
many Spanish people are online.
Why is that?
Frank said:hehehe...that really bugs the sh*t out of you doesn't it? As if I need
to explain to a dumba*s linux loser like you why we upgraded to Vista.
As if any explanation would compel an idiot jacka*s like you to upgrade
to Vista.
The basic two reasons anyone, myself included upgrade anything are:
1) we want to upgrade.
2) we can afford to upgrade. Which is the reason you have stated many
times you won't upgrade...you can't afford the $800USD price of Vista.
All his low life stupid ass self can do is sit in his arm chair and type
insults and lies.
An obvious description of the loser you are.
Perfect!
How would you know? You don't have it and you can't afford it.
Moron!
Oh, you're the one complaining about the cost of Vista in spain. Are you
lying about that too? Proly.
Exactly what I've been saying all along. You don't have Vista, and don't
know nothing at all about it and you can't afford it!
Finally, the truth!
Get lost you village idiot!
Frank
Good info and thanks KB. Those "lurkers" who complain about and callKristleBawl said:A little education about the alleged "scams" for the benefit of
interested and confused lurkers.
How to resolve a Windows Genuine Advantage product key or volume license
key validation issue
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932300/en-us
The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check process does not
complete when you try to validate your copy of Windows XP or Windows
2000 Professional
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905226
Description of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892130
Description of the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474
Error message when you run the Windows Genuine Advantage validation
check process: "Windows Activation Required"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924166/en-us
When you try to validate a copy of Windows XP, you receive the following
error message: "0x80080201 Cannot detect product ID (PID)"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938720/en-us
Protect your computer from cheap immitation software
KB
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