Hi OrangeCrate,
...Seen that film about the pirates of Silicon Valley?...
polonus
Sure did.
From another thread, I mentioned I was waiting for a new box from HP. Just got here. As soon as I have the time, and since the only programs I really use anymore are Firefox, Thunderbird, and OOo, I'll be installing the latest version of Ubuntu, and away we go.
MS is tightening the screws, and rightfully so I suppose, if their patents and technology are being infringed on, but to me, it's just a reincarnation of the muscle shown by them in the Netscape/IE browser wars.
The authentication process with Windows, the kill switches built into Vista, and the aggressive stance they're beginning to take with Linux, right or wrong (let the lawsuits begin), is the future direction of Microsoft, I guess...
"What's mine is mine. What's yours, is probably mine too."
C'est la Vie
Edit: Typo