[IWE] For masochists - SecurityFocus on Vista

[Peter Whysall]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ashton Brown [mailto:ashton@vom.com] 
> Sent: 16 February 2007 11:30
> To: iwe@warhead.org.uk
> Subject: [IWE] For masochists - SecurityFocus on Vista
> 
> 
> I admit it..  the kind of banal curiosity as causes gawkers at auto 
> crashes, caused me to follow this link -
> 
> http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/423/1
> 
> A lengthy enumeration of the <Fuck *You!* (L)user> massively-built-in 
> Gotchas of the latest Beastware.
> How utterly absurd must these EULA/DRMs get before a significant 
> minority of the ovine /ever. speak. up?/
> 
> (And for those who never do - is any sympathy due the poor saps.. who 
> keep coming back for more..?

The simple fact that Microsoft have reserved the right to unilaterally -
and, effectively, for any reason - disable or delete any or all of the
software for which you have paid for a licence means that I will not be
running Vista at home, ever.

There is a viable alternative : Mac OS X. If you're happy with a few rough
edges and a bit more of an adventure, there's Linux. Both are, for the
typical web, mail and a bit of wordprocessing/spreadsheeting scenario of
home use, feature complete /at worst/.

And both have better - MUCH better - mail clients than Windows Vista (in the
shape of Evolution and Mail.app). I've got RC2 of Vista chained up in a
Parallels VM dungeon, and Windows Mail is still crap.

If you choose to run Vista, please do not complain when it fucks you up the
arse. And it will.

Regards

Peter.

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