Mulling over George Pope to Steve Asher 22 Nov 2006

SA> It is a valid point - Microsoft should not be in the business of
SA> restricting legal activities through its operating systems. I'm
SA> not interested in any "nobbled" operating systems, audio,
DVD regions,
SA> or even stuff that uses proprietary formats - I can't be bothered
SA> stuffing around with them.

 GP> UNLESS, Microsoft works for the US military, because Herr Wilhelm
 GP> Goetz was separated from receiving any punishment for his
 GP> commanding role in the Nazi Death Camps, given plastic surgery, and
 GP> installed as head of the corporation that has enabled almost
 GP> universal domestic spying. . .

Hmmm... why not access Microsoft's many sites that it has acquired over
the years, and make use of its "Passport" service - single sign-on,
secure, peace-of-mind etc etc - nobody could ever spy on such a secure
and convenient service. Just use MS Office, MS Excel, MS Wallet, MS
Word, MS.NET, MS.everything. I can manage my own identity without
Microsoft's help!

SA> I don't know - I use '98 for my adsl connection, but rarely bother with
SA> video streams. I'm not in any hurry to replace '98, it runs here OK, &
SA> I have a choice of networked machines & OSs if necessary - OS/2
& Linux.

 GP> Yeah, I like 98 just fine, too -- I can pop out the drawer in my
 GP> hard disk caddy & easily swap systems, or put a second drawer in
 GP> for my data drives as well!

Yes, I have caddies, but I rarely bother to use them these days, with the LAN.

Cheers, Steve..

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