[plug] OT: And M$ software strikes again...

[Ryan]

On Thu, 2003-04-17 at 12:15, David Buddrige wrote:
> for your interest/amusement; 
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30301.html 
> 
> I've never had this problem (I've been running Redhat on my desktop at work 
> and home for several years now). 

<naive rant>

This smells to me somewhat like the recent "NT4.0 too flawed to fix"
issues (i have the nasal plugin for mozilla):
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/29985.html

Totally different circumstances I know, but I can't help thinking these
are all part of a grander tactic of cyclical dictatorial upward
migration.  

Please select from the following:

   (a) Do without the functionality we were meant to provide you 
       when you bought the product.
   (b) Leave your machine wide open with a sign on it saying 
       'r00t m3'
   (c) Pay us heaps more for a newer flawed product.
   (d) Buy some software [re]assurance so we can let it expire
       without providing any updates and make more money.
-> (e) All of the above.

</naive rant>

And to keep it O[n]T - I use Debian :)

Ryan