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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127213] Fri, 17 December 2004 19:16 Go to next message
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Microsoft may charge extra for security software
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Microsoft Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer frustrated users of its Windows software new tools within 30 days to remove spyware programs secretly running on computers. But it might cost extra in coming months.....

Microsoft's tool, expected to be available within 30 days, initially will be free but the company isn't ruling out charging for future versions. "We're going to be working through the issue of pricing and licensing," Nash said. "We'll come up with a plan and roll that out."


Read between the lines: Micro$oft will charge whatever they think they can get away with if consumers grovel at Ballmer's feet.


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127219] Fri, 17 December 2004 19:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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So?
Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127222] Fri, 17 December 2004 20:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Microsoft sucks.

Yeah, we all knew that.


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127223] Fri, 17 December 2004 20:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aircraftkiller is currently offline  Aircraftkiller
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Without Microsoft you'd still be using the Apple operating system if even that. I'd rather not use a Macintosh, thanks.
Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127224] Fri, 17 December 2004 20:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yea, but that doesn't stop it from sucking.

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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127225] Fri, 17 December 2004 20:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Im way too used to Microsoft to use a different OS... Crying or Very Sad
Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127234] Fri, 17 December 2004 21:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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sniper12345

Yea, but that doesn't stop it from sucking.


Windows is the best OS, but Linux can be just as cool.


No. Seriously. No.
Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127241] Fri, 17 December 2004 22:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Bill Gates is genious. Greedy, but a genious.

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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127242] Fri, 17 December 2004 22:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Aircraftkiller

Without Microsoft you'd still be using the Apple operating system if even that. I'd rather not use a Macintosh, thanks.


What's wrong with MacOS X? It's superior to Windows XP in almost every aspect.

Aircraftkiller

So?


Take your own advice; don't read it if you don't care.


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127245] Fri, 17 December 2004 22:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The macintosh operating system and computer lines are infrerior to almost all windows-based systems. The "style" of the mac systems is nothing but skin-deep. My main complaint is the difficulty I encountered doing simple tasks such as uploading a file to my webserver, or even creating an html document. The presets are all messed up, and the computer doesn't even know how to display HTML correctly.
Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127248] Fri, 17 December 2004 22:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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My main complaint is the difficulty I encountered doing simple tasks such as uploading a file to my webserver, or even creating an html document.


Fetch.

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The presets are all messed up, and the computer doesn't even know how to display HTML correctly.


Elaborate..


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127259] Sat, 18 December 2004 02:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Maintosh can't do shit compared to PC in the game world.
Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127265] Sat, 18 December 2004 02:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i know windows so well i have conversations with MCSE certified ppl..
(not tryin to say im a windows pro or anything either)

id perfer not to have to learn another OS.. doubt i would do it even for fun

if mac and linux disapeared u wouldnt hear a complaint outa me lol

i hear all the high price video/digital image ppl use mac only and swear by them

a mouse that has 1 button.. like huh?!


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127271] Sat, 18 December 2004 05:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The only reason webpages get displayed improperly on other OS's is because of Internet Exploder. About 80% - 90% of websites are optimized to look well in Internet Exploder, they don't care about Safari, Mozilla, Konquerer. Netscape etc. I use SUSE Linux often and it was not hard to learn. HTML Displays just fine in Mozilla Firefox for me almost all the time, now and then there's a problem, one time this guy wanted me to look at his nav bar that he made with flash, and so I did and . . .
Me: "WTF is with the blue background"
Him: "What blue background, there's no blue background"
Me: "Yeah, there is, let me send you a screen shot"
Him: "Ok. . . WTF You edited the image you f*ing retard, you F*cking liar"
Me: "No I didn't, what internet browser are you using?"
Him: "What's an internet browser?"
Me: "Internet Exploder, Mozilla, Netscape etc . . .
Him: "Internet Explorer"
Me: "Well, that's the problem, you are using internet explorer, try another browser. Go to http://www.mozilla.org and download FireBird"
Him: "WTF, you idiot, you trying to make me download a virus, you f*cking retard, all my friends say it looks just fine"
Me: "All your friends use Internet Exploder"
Him: "So? It looks fine for all of them, that means your lying"

And that's when I blocked the idiot. . . . There shouldn't be a problem with creating HTML pages either, unless your wanting something like front page, or dreamweaver where you don't have to code it yourself. Besides Linux and Mac's are much much more secure compared to Windows. Linux is used most of the time for webserver due to It's reliability, security, almost never needs rebooted, (I have only had to reboot my server once in the past 6 months)
Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127272] Sat, 18 December 2004 06:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Bill Gates is genious. Greedy, but a genious.


Bill Gates was a high school drop out Wink


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127273] Sat, 18 December 2004 06:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Maintosh can't do shit compared to PC in the game world.


May be true in playing games, but if you jump to the music industry...A mac is far superior with it's production levels.

and mac isnt far behind in the gaming/movie industry either.


"But if the gameplay sucks, the looks don't matter at all." - Sir Phoenixx

Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127290] Sat, 18 December 2004 08:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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spreegem

The only reason webpages get displayed improperly on other OS's is because of Internet Exploder.


I design using Mozilla, and sometimes IE fails to work properly with these designs. But with a macintosh webdesign becomes a chore.

Then there's the issue of Macs costing far too much. Pay almost twice as much for an inferior product...
Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127295] Sat, 18 December 2004 09:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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spreegem

The only reason webpages get displayed improperly on other OS's is because of Internet Exploder.


I design using Mozilla, and sometimes IE fails to work properly with these designs. But with a macintosh webdesign becomes a chore.


Safari displays pages according to standard. Just work on your coding.

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Then there's the issue of Macs costing far too much. Pay almost twice as much for an inferior product...


No, you can't really compare system's processor speed, etc. as they're on completely seperate architectures.

Also, I can play HL2 on my G5 using VPC with a decent framerate. Once the new version comes out supporting direct hardware access to the video card I should be able to play it with about the speed of a 2.0P4.


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127306] Sat, 18 December 2004 10:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127311] Sat, 18 December 2004 10:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ROFL demo WAHAHAHAHAHA.

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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127314] Sat, 18 December 2004 10:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Without Microsoft you'd still be using the Apple operating system if even that. I'd rather not use a Macintosh, thanks.


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127316] Sat, 18 December 2004 11:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127318] Sat, 18 December 2004 11:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You firefox and other browser users are losing touch with reality I think... If I'm opening a buissness or making a cool website am I going to do which of the following?

A. Make it display properly in IE which 95% of the internet uses?
B. Make it display properly in like 50 different tiny browsers which total make up 5% of the internet users?

I think I would go with A. If you go with B. Well, You've lost touch with reality as I said.


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Microsoft: Hooray, you can pay us to fix our holes [message #127320] Sat, 18 December 2004 11:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i hated mozilla when it came out..

i hated firefox when it came out.. tho i have it collecting dust

i use IE just cause it pointless when im the the midst of browzing..
and i have to stop to swicth browsers

more virus are made for IE.. so what does that mean..
IE will eventualy be a stronger safer browser

sum ppl just love to use anything else just to say microsoft sux lol


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Doitle

You firefox and other browser users are losing touch with reality I think... If I'm opening a buissness or making a cool website am I going to do which of the following?

A. Make it display properly in IE which 95% of the internet uses?
B. Make it display properly in like 50 different tiny browsers which total make up 5% of the internet users?



C. Make it display properly in Mozilla and Firefox while making it work fine in IE, with only small, hardly noticeable differences.
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