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Post #271,573 by pwhysall 10/30/06 6:21:28 AM Reply	Not worth getting excited about. It's not actually all that different from XP. Pertinent comment from /.: [link\|http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=200525&cid=16417903\|http://it.slashdot.o...0525&cid=16417903] I know it's Slashdot, so treat it with the usual suspicion, but it seems sound to me. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator]
Post #271,574 by crazy 10/30/06 6:35:35 AM Reply	Disagree [link\|http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=158\|http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=158] Ed Bott compares the changes with historical usage. Seems like a pretty big change to me.
Post #271,575 by pwhysall 10/30/06 6:54:38 AM Reply	It's hard to care about Windows licencing. After all, you're going to get screwed. It's just a matter of degree. And, in the final analysis, the number of people who actually care will be statistically insignificant, because OOH SHINY I LIKE THE SHINY. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator]
Post #271,587 by Andrew Grygus 10/30/06 11:53:26 AM Reply	Well, if you're getting screwed . . . . . . the matter of degree becomes significant. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #271,701 by pwhysall 10/31/06 11:36:02 AM Reply	Seriously, what percentage of Vista users will care? We all know that whatever the question is, Windows is unlikely to be the best possible answer; and yet, Windows is everywhere, like bad commercial R'n'B. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator]
Post #271,703 by hnick 10/31/06 12:05:48 PM Reply	The percentage may increase M$ is cranking up their WGA program and sueing people based on it. It probably won't be a problem for most of the regulars on this board, but who knows how picky M$ will get? Consumer rights, fair use, and such are going by the wayside each and every day. As you say, it's not a real big deal just now, but it probably should be noted.
Post #271,707 by folkert 10/31/06 1:04:06 PM Reply	The harder the grasp... the more is lost. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #271,757 by static 11/1/06 1:23:16 AM Reply	What was that LRPDism about frogs? Ah yes: It's Microsoft boiling the frogs. Or something like that. Wade. "Don't give up!"

The Vista EULA - more rights gone - (bluke) - (9) - Oct. 30, 2006, 06:18:51 AM EST

Not worth getting excited about. - (pwhysall) - (7) - Oct. 30, 2006, 06:21:28 AM EST

Disagree - (crazy) - (6) - Oct. 30, 2006, 06:35:35 AM EST

It's hard to care about Windows licencing. - (pwhysall) - (5) - Oct. 30, 2006, 06:54:38 AM EST

Well, if you're getting screwed . . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Oct. 30, 2006, 11:53:26 AM EST

Seriously, what percentage of Vista users will care? - (pwhysall) - (3) - Oct. 31, 2006, 11:36:02 AM EST

The percentage may increase - (hnick) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2006, 12:05:48 PM EST

The harder the grasp... - (folkert) - Oct. 31, 2006, 01:04:06 PM EST

What was that LRPDism about frogs? - (static) - Nov. 1, 2006, 01:23:16 AM EST

Anti-virtualisation:maybe for stalling Parallels on the Mac? -NT - (Meerkat) - Oct. 30, 2006, 10:21:05 PM EST

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