OT Re: Introducing Windows Vista, Freeware Version

[Mark Haney]

Antonio Olivares wrote:
> --- Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
> 
>>     I was checking the stock quotes (market is up
>> today) I saw the 
>> subject title. Read the article and this guy says
>> you can buy Vista and 
>> make copies for friends and the friend can use Vista
>> with just tiny 
>> problems. The author said that Microsoft is worried
>> about Linux.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> 	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
>> 	Linux User
>> 	#450462   http://counter.li.org.
>>
>> -- 
> 
> Which article?  I am curious.  Just like the National
> Enquirer "Enquiring minds want to know"
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Antonio 
> 

It's possibly this one:

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/12/introducing_win.html
'Tiny problems'? I think not.  I would hate a 'Activate Now' reminder 
every hour on the hour while I was trying to work.  And besides, without 
WGA, what more data is MS collecting in it's place?


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