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Richard Fangnail
Why doesn't XP have a built-in thing to copy an entire disk? On mine
you use the Roxio program that came with the computer.
you use the Roxio program that came with the computer.
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Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)
Richard
Microsoft have had lawsuits filed against them every time that they have
tried to add a facility to an operating system that is covered by other
companies...
if you are looking for a program that cloned disks and more, look no further
than Acronis TrueImage..
http://www.acronis.com
Microsoft have had lawsuits filed against them every time that they have
tried to add a facility to an operating system that is covered by other
companies...
if you are looking for a program that cloned disks and more, look no further
than Acronis TrueImage..
http://www.acronis.com
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Richard in AZ
Microsoft is already in enough trouble because they provide program
functions that other people sell and feel MS is cutting them out.
functions that other people sell and feel MS is cutting them out.
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GTS
Could you name a few of these alleged suits?
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Mike Hall (MS-MVP) said:Richard
Microsoft have had lawsuits filed against them every time that they have
tried to add a facility to an operating system that is covered by other
companies...
if you are looking for a program that cloned disks and more, look no
further than Acronis TrueImage..
http://www.acronis.com
R
Richard in AZ
How about the $300+ million fine from the European Union for including Media
Player and thus hurting that poor Real Player.
Player and thus hurting that poor Real Player.
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Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)
That poor Real Player is something that I will not entertain on my system..
if I come across something that I find requires Real Player, I sidestep it..
if I come across something that I find requires Real Player, I sidestep it..
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Alias
Richard said:How about the $300+ million fine from the European Union for including Media
Player and thus hurting that poor Real Player.
Doesn't stop me from using Real Player or Winamp or Quick Time. I side
with MS on that one. No one is buying the stripped down version either.
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Plato
Mike said:That poor Real Player is something that I will not entertain on my system..
if I come across something that I find requires Real Player, I sidestep it..
The older versions never had a problem. Then, you'd go to your favorite
radio site and find that you HAD to now use the latest version. Then it
felt like you were installing some huge, bloated something.....
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Bob I
Browser wars ring a bell?
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GTS
Yes. I suspect you may share the very widespread misconception that the
antitrust issues were about the FACT of bundling a browser, which is not the
case. It was about artificial product tying and anticompetitive pressures
put on OEM's re. 3rd party browsers.
The EU Media Player was a good example, but Mike Halls original statement,
which prompted my question ("...have had lawsuits filed against them every
time that they have tried to add a facility to an operating system") is, in
fact, highly inaccurate. With respect to the question of a CD copying
capability, it's frankly nonsensical. These kinds of suits have been
extremely rare and generally have involved questionable business practices.
The only case that comes to mind prior to the EU action is one in the DOS
days over a defragmenter. Even in the Media Player case, there's a little
more to it than the minimal kind of main stream media reports might lead one
to think. The EU concern is directed more toward the concern about MS
building multi-media support into it's server products than the client
program. I don't have any particular opinion on that, but these issues are
often not as simple and clear-cut as they appear.
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antitrust issues were about the FACT of bundling a browser, which is not the
case. It was about artificial product tying and anticompetitive pressures
put on OEM's re. 3rd party browsers.
The EU Media Player was a good example, but Mike Halls original statement,
which prompted my question ("...have had lawsuits filed against them every
time that they have tried to add a facility to an operating system") is, in
fact, highly inaccurate. With respect to the question of a CD copying
capability, it's frankly nonsensical. These kinds of suits have been
extremely rare and generally have involved questionable business practices.
The only case that comes to mind prior to the EU action is one in the DOS
days over a defragmenter. Even in the Media Player case, there's a little
more to it than the minimal kind of main stream media reports might lead one
to think. The EU concern is directed more toward the concern about MS
building multi-media support into it's server products than the client
program. I don't have any particular opinion on that, but these issues are
often not as simple and clear-cut as they appear.
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