Dont buy a PC/Laptop til after Vista is launched next week!

scoobie

robot1000 wrote:

If you look on Microsoft website, you can upgrade to Vista free of charge if you purchase a laptop/pc between October and now.

They are also doing this with Microsoft Office 2007 as well

To be clear, this is only on selected PCs and laptops from manufacturers who have opted into the scheme. It doesn't apply across the board. Ask before buying

archy121

Why bother with Vista at all ?

It is DefectiveByDesign

Don't rush to enslave yourselves

Vista contains built-in spyware:

NSA helped Microsoft make Vista secure
Revelations about NSA's involvement in Vista's development raise concerns about possible 'back-door' access to data by the spy agency

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/10/HNnsamadevistasecure_1.html


Vista contains DRM:

DRM technology is a growing problem for all computer users and, by extension, for all of society. DRM is typically used to restrict individuals' use of their own copies of published works. To enforce these restrictions, DRM software, and now hardware, monitors and controls computer users' behavior. Frequently it reports on what it sees, or cripples functionality if it believes the user has violated the terms of a copyrighted work or end user license of software or hardware.

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/en/blog/924



Spread the news to all consumers. Lets not blindly walk into corporate arms.


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cracker1979

I bet you are wearing a hat made out of tinfoil right now arent you??

:rotfl:

archy121 wrote:

Why bother with Vista at all ?

It is DefectiveByDesign

Don't rush to enslave yourselves

Vista contains built-in spyware:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/10/HNnsamadevistasecure_1.html


Vista contains DRM:

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/en/blog/924



Spread the news to all consumers. Lets not blindly walk into corporate arms.


:wave: