It's not Windows, per se but rather Microsoft-contrived hardware locks.
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| BernardSwiss Sep 21, 2011 11:46 PM EDT |
The real question is how well Microsoft can lure, pressure or covertly bludgeon hardware manufacturers and OEMs. into implementing this possibly/potentially useful idea in a perverse manner that chiefly serves to "secure" the hardware against its actual owners. |
| tuxchick Sep 22, 2011 12:41 AM EDT |
I'm hoping that their market clout has declined enough to give OEMs room to say No. |
| vainrveenr Sep 22, 2011 1:03 AM EDT |
Quoting:I'm hoping that their market clout has declined enough to give OEMs room to say No.Not to beat the tinfoil hat, but Microsoft's "clout" has other facets besides marketing clout to strongly discourage OEMs from saying "No". A notable "clout" Microsoft wields quite readily is its legal clout for contract, patent, and other perceived violations. PJ's Groklaw even has a section entitled Microsoft Litigation, found at http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=2005010107100653 , and this section just shows the more visible cases involving Microsoft. |
| helios Sep 22, 2011 1:05 AM EDT |
We can probably look and see what happened between XP and Vista and maybe get some idea. But then again, I am WAY too lazy to do it. Food for thought though. I think Win7 is pretty popular right now and have it on several of my kid's VM's for their homework. Even the Oracle version is a PITA to get USB pass through going but once it happens, it works pretty well. I don't think the metro thing is gonna find a lot of uptake...but then again, I'm the guy that only bought 10 shares of Google when it was at $84.00. |
| JaseP Sep 22, 2011 12:31 PM EDT |
See my 9/22 @ 12:22pm post in the other thread: http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/32255/ There's OTHER economic pressure besides M$'s... |
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