Pirated XPs to be "blacked out"
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praka123 said:
It is doubtful that this would happen. People will ALWAYS find a new way to circumvent XP and Vista's anti-piracy shenanigans. I give it a week. Worst case you could install some application/hack that prevents windows from connecting to windows update at all. As much as I love linux (my only OS at home); as long as there isn't a compelling, more practical reason to move to Linux (say being sued by Microsoft) no one is going to settle for an OS that often has trouble making off the shelf hardware (and mostly KILLER software/games) work out of the box. I say this from an experience of over five years. For an average Indian user both OSes (Linux and XP) can be downloaded and the ethical implications are the last reason that would make someone choose Linux over XP. Previous commenters have highlighted my point regarding this.
<OT>BTW is it a good idea to claim one uses pirated copies of an operating system on a public forum? No offense/FUD, just a general query.</OT>
karanboochra
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If this really works out , i see millions [ or i should say billions 
] of people going for Linux / Open Source OS . :lol:
] of people going for Linux / Open Source OS . :lol:Anticlocked
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lol............nice reply to the post by viridian
a mass shift towards GNU will obviously help in development of linux based s/w and games........its basically the public mindset........a shift from windows to linux by a large chunk will also help in bringing down windows prices......
a mass shift towards GNU will obviously help in development of linux based s/w and games........its basically the public mindset........a shift from windows to linux by a large chunk will also help in bringing down windows prices......
Anticlocked said:
And why should every one boycott MS ? Is it because MS does not want you to steal their OS, is that it?
karanboochra said:If this really works out , i see millions [ or i should say billions
Not gonna happen. About 5~10% of the people like those who can get their work done without irrespective of the platform or those who cannot afford to buy a copy of the OS will move to Linux, the rest will bi1tch about it a little and get a copy of the Windows in the end.
SidhuScorpion
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MS is never gonna go hard on the piracy thing ...
sure they will do things like this to kick up some dust and make news to remind ppl that its not moral and legal way but bottom line is .....they are getting free publicity in the name of piracy
the more ppl use it, the easier it is for companies to buy their OS which is not obscure and will not need training, so more relevant sales.
Personally i think MS cares more about selling OS to companies rather than individuals.
and about moving to linux
"About 5~10% of the people like those who can get their work done without irrespective of the platform "
this no. is bigger than you think
sure they will do things like this to kick up some dust and make news to remind ppl that its not moral and legal way but bottom line is .....they are getting free publicity in the name of piracy
the more ppl use it, the easier it is for companies to buy their OS which is not obscure and will not need training, so more relevant sales.
Personally i think MS cares more about selling OS to companies rather than individuals.
and about moving to linux
"About 5~10% of the people like those who can get their work done without irrespective of the platform "
this no. is bigger than you think
HailStonE
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Why would anyone want to install WGA.. There is always an option while updating windows not to install it... No WGA = no mess...
You just have to be cautious while updating Windows maties if using the sparrow's version or else its the noose which will be tighten by Microsoft...
You just have to be cautious while updating Windows maties if using the sparrow's version or else its the noose which will be tighten by Microsoft...
Good move..If everyone starts implementing such measures, people can't move to linux even. Do you know you cannot legally play mp3 files on Linux? Same thing with avi movies. What if they start imposing a ban on that too.. Where will you go?
Its true that it's pricy, that is to compensate for the losses by piracy may be.. May be this will bring about a balance.
Its true that it's pricy, that is to compensate for the losses by piracy may be.. May be this will bring about a balance.
kreativekevin
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sri_rng said:
Wrong!
Its not legal to play mp3 file format without paying royalty to its creator , as same has been patented. the reason why Proprietary software play this format out-of-box is that Corporations like Microsoft pays the royalty, whereas Free Software can't pay because they don't earn anything from selling software.
But the good news is, this does not apply in India and many other parts of the world. its only applicable in countries like US,Japan,Canada etc. so you can free use MP3, without any legal hurdles.
More information:MP3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Read the "Licensing and patent issues" part, you can skip the rest:hap2:
djmykey
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I agree with both the sides with all the arguments laid out. But for me and IMHO I just can't (after installing) go on updating and installing stuff for a simple MP3 playback. It turns me off like anything. Hell even Win 98 could play MP3's out of the box. I'm not blaming anyone of anything and I know why linux cant get MP3 playback incorporated. But then why should I spend so much of time. And then there was this one time when the repo's were all broke and that broke my installation. After dling for like 1 hr I got a kernel panic how good is that. Anyway that's just me.
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