Comments on: Microsoft Accused of Hacking Attack http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/10/microsoft-accused-of-hacking-attack/ Watching China Politics from Cyberspace Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Neddyhttp://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/10/microsoft-accused-of-hacking-attack/#comment-4272 Neddy Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:58:25 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=26612#comment-4272 Realist, piracy is not on, but MS is not an entirely innocent victim here, either. Their product is overblown and overpriced everywhere. Their business strategy in China can be likened to what a drug pusher would do: Get them addicted on freebies, then squeeze them dry. Remember Bill Gates saying somewhere that if the Chinese had to pirate, he preferred them to pirate MS? Realist, piracy is not on, but MS is not an entirely innocent victim here, either. Their product is overblown and overpriced everywhere. Their business strategy in China can be likened to what a drug pusher would do: Get them addicted on freebies, then squeeze them dry. Remember Bill Gates saying somewhere that if the Chinese had to pirate, he preferred them to pirate MS?

]]> By: Realisthttp://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/10/microsoft-accused-of-hacking-attack/#comment-4271 Realist Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:38:30 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=26612#comment-4271 Microsoft has a right to protect its property from thieves.Why do so many Chinese insist on stealing Windows when Linux is available free to anyone who wants it? Microsoft has a right to protect its property from thieves.

Why do so many Chinese insist on stealing Windows when Linux is available free to anyone who wants it?

]]> By: Chrishttp://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/10/microsoft-accused-of-hacking-attack/#comment-4261 Chris Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:16:44 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=26612#comment-4261 I doubt this lawyer has much of a case. I am sure the End Use License Agreement allows Microsoft to do anything it wants. Once you click on "I agree", you're in.I disagree with the move to force-feed Vista, but Microsoft is well within its rights to fight piracy. I doubt this lawyer has much of a case. I am sure the End Use License Agreement allows Microsoft to do anything it wants. Once you click on “I agree”, you’re in.

I disagree with the move to force-feed Vista, but Microsoft is well within its rights to fight piracy.

]]> By: Jasonhttp://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/10/microsoft-accused-of-hacking-attack/#comment-4251 Jason Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:13:01 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=26612#comment-4251 Let's see...Force pre-loaded Windows Vista Insure no DirectX 10 support for XP Now comes anti-piracy against XPAnd guess what Windows 7, is soon to replace Vista...So where does that leave paying customers? Just more in debt having to replace both their hardware and software!And that's called progress? Better security?I'm never going to support this vaporware! It's time to get behind FREE open source code, once and for all. Let’s see…

Force pre-loaded Windows Vista
Insure no DirectX 10 support for XP
Now comes anti-piracy against XP

And guess what Windows 7, is soon to replace Vista…

So where does that leave paying customers?
Just more in debt having to replace both their hardware and software!

And that’s called progress?
Better security?

I’m never going to support this vaporware! It’s time to get behind FREE open source code, once and for all.

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