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| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=21750 |  viz (204) Jun 15, 2009 - 04:14 am
| I think it's a result of Microsofts' dominance in the market coupled to the bundling of free extras that make it harder for competitors to gain ground.
I don't buy that though, I look at it this way:
The people that DO want to add none-Microsoft programs can and do regardless of what's installed or offered by Microsoft during installation.
The people that DO NOT want to add none-microsoft programs or don't know the first thing about alternatives such as firefox, winamp etc won't. These people - mostly average Joes' - won't go hunting for programs to replace the 'standard' Microsoft stuff with which they are perfectly happy.
In this current scenario it's the average Joe that will suffer. If I told my uncle for instance that in order to browse the web with Windows 7 he would have to download a browser and burn it to a cd beforehand, he would simply look at me as if I'd just spoken to him in a foreign language. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=21750 | viz (204) Jun 14, 2009 - 07:04 am
| Preventing monopolies is one thing but the EU law makers clearly haven't thought this through. Microsoft have been burned by the EU before so who can blame them taking this course of action.
I'll be fine with it, as long as I remember to download a browser before I install 7 that is... Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20916 | viz (204) Oct 12, 2008 - 11:04 am
| mr.wielder - "If PC game makers abandon the PC like they seem to want to do, then we could see this change very shortly."
That's a very good point; the alleged piracy that is 'killing' the PC will simply migrate to the consoles (and evidently already is). Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20605 | viz (204) Jun 26, 2008 - 11:17 am » Edited on Jun 26, 2008 - 11:18 am
| » Breaking News!
DX10 compatibility for XP will come not long after the Windows 98 update which itself is due sometime after the Windows 3.11 release...
Microsoft are also working on incorporating full, first generation 3Dfx glide support to the next version of windows - codenamed Vienna. I hope they get it right I'm not willing to upgrade to the latest graphics card until they sort out the drivers and reduce the price.
;-) Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20107 | viz (204) Mar 22, 2008 - 08:20 am
| It is indeed laughable watching these cases unfold sometimes but let's not forget that this is the reason companies patent there IP in the first place - to protect it. Also it would not make business sense to sue every single company producing similar technology. Just go after those that are raking in money left, right and center.
We can't blame Gibson for doing this, every patent holder is at it. That is why patent laws exist. Therefore the 'simple' solution is to change the associated laws, to be fair though most judges in cases like this are usually correct with their assessment. Flag this | Edit this post |
| Shout Box Link » /matrix/user.asp/19900 | viz (204) Nov 27, 2007 - 06:47 pm
| Yeah, loooooong sounds about right but the hilarious thing is that for all the time I spend at FS I have only just looked at my profile page... lol
Anyway 6 months for a reply is pretty shocking and I apologise profusely. :) Flag this | Edit this post |
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