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Conned twice, shame on me
Adrian writes: "you were conned, and being conned sucks"

That's twice. The first time by releasing the most insecure operating system in
history, Windows, and then conning consumer's into thinking that they too could
use Windows at home just like they do at work. Only problem is, unlike the
enterprise, consumer's can't have their own personal IT to administrate Windows
24/7.

But ease of use and good engineering from the get-go doesn't matter to Microsoft
and its allies. They're basking in the money that their industrial complex has
created and now defends at any cost, even if it means lying.
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Conned twice, shame on me  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 09/23/07
Interesting point. Lets keep track  dbreeden@... | 09/25/07
Heaven. OS/2 Warp was heaven.  nomorems | 09/25/07
sick of it too......  rtuttlewalton@... | 10/03/07
When's "Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 86)" coming?  johnf76@... | 09/23/07
Marshmallows  Harry Bardal | 09/23/07
*AMEN*  csmurphy2006@... | 09/24/07
I started with whatever DOS came with the first PC  OldMarine | 09/24/07
Amen Amen  deefburger | 09/25/07
I did this...  cashaww | 10/17/07
Linux just won't run the garbage  MWPollard | 10/17/07
RE: PC-DOS  GreyGeek | 09/25/07
I'm there  balaknair | 09/25/07
MS Alternatives  kirk.j@... | 09/25/07
Just the truth is all we ask.  trentreviso | 09/23/07
Well Put...  socialism=nowhere | 09/24/07
RE:Truth  GreyGeek | 09/25/07
RE: Vista SP1  msalzberg | 09/23/07
Only ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/23/07
Take Some Responsibility  Harry Bardal | 09/23/07
So much anger ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/24/07
Passive  Harry Bardal | 09/24/07
His job  John L. Ries | 09/24/07
Snake: Meet Tail  noisecraft | 09/25/07
ugh - typos  noisecraft | 09/25/07
Corporations follow the money  bcesan | 09/25/07
Heh...  handydan918@... | 09/24/07
Oh grow up...and go play with your toy  socialism=nowhere | 09/24/07
The only thing worse than...  Sonny Maou | 09/24/07
Crosses to Bear  Harry Bardal | 09/24/07
Missing the point  Timpraetor | 09/24/07
Criteria  Harry Bardal | 09/24/07
If you'll re-read  Sonny Maou | 09/24/07
Unless you have a video diary documenting your use of Apple  nomorems | 09/25/07
At least Microsoft doesn't brick your computer!!!  NonZealot | 09/24/07
Message has been deleted.  nomorems | 09/25/07
Message has been deleted.  nomorems | 09/25/07
Mac OS X less powerful?  grail@... | 09/24/07
Thanks for the laugh!!!  NonZealot | 09/24/07
Uh...isn't TimeMachine slated for Leopard?  nomorems | 09/25/07
Poor Man's Windows?  John L. Ries | 09/24/07
Unix at home  filker0 | 09/24/07
"The poor man's Windows is Windows."  handydan918@... | 09/24/07
Actually, the poor mans windows is DOS.  nomorems | 09/25/07
Linux  Harry Bardal | 09/24/07
Yup, Linux doesn't count because you don't pay for it  NonZealot | 09/24/07
Message has been deleted.  nomorems | 09/25/07
Dell_Mac  Paul Fletcher | 09/26/07
RE: Linux  GreyGeek | 09/25/07
You need a hug......  79spitfire | 09/24/07
Where's NoAxe?  nizuse | 09/23/07
Oddly enough he's been bashing Vista too  voska | 09/24/07
Battered Person Sydrome, Perhaps?  MisterMiester | 09/23/07
High Marks  Randomly | 09/24/07
Doubt it ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/24/07
LOL  voska | 09/24/07
LOL that is funny...  socialism=nowhere | 09/24/07
More specifically... Stockholm Syndrome  MacCanuck | 09/24/07
Oh the wonderful irony!!!  NonZealot | 09/24/07
That would be you  MacCanuck | 09/25/07
That would be silly  NonZealot | 09/25/07
Not silly at all  MacCanuck | 09/26/07
Forgot to mention and relevant  MacCanuck | 09/26/07
Get it through your head NZ!  nomorems | 09/25/07
RE: Doubt it  GreyGeek | 09/25/07
Battered Person Syndrome  ted.mccarty@... | 09/24/07
Syndrome  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
Message has been deleted.  nomorems | 09/25/07
Hopelessness and abuse  dfolk | 09/24/07
RE: Vista SP1  danzig6 | 09/24/07
Screen shot  Randomly | 09/24/07
I lIKE Ultimate as well..  socialism=nowhere | 09/24/07
Is it me or do I smell 'class action lawsuit' here?  ejhonda | 09/24/07
Not a bait and switch  voska | 09/24/07
Only for a Ambulance chasing lawyer...  socialism=nowhere | 09/24/07
Yeah...  jasonp@... | 09/24/07
Oh yeah, that's right...  jasonp@... | 09/24/07
There are a lot of them around  rhomp2002@... | 09/24/07
Hurray for the low lifes!  nomorems | 09/25/07
Typical Microsoft...  Henrik Moller | 09/24/07
marketing ...  Randomly | 09/24/07
Of course  Chad_z | 09/24/07
Why Multiple Versions?  lmenningen | 09/24/07
The WHY of multiple versions  Wolfie2K3 | 09/24/07
Oh, please  frgough | 09/24/07
As you Apple zealots put it...  NonZealot | 09/24/07
RE: Vista SP1  robert5721 | 09/24/07
Nice, OS X Tiger which is the 5th pay for upgrade  JWGasner@... | 09/24/07
5th pay for upgrade  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
Not quite the same  filker0 | 09/24/07
RE: Not quite the same  orthocross | 09/24/07
Some thoughts on that...  Linux User 147560 | 09/24/07
Umm...you HAD to pay for? Idon't think so! (NT)  nomorems | 09/25/07
RE: Vista SP1  heres_johnny | 09/24/07
I sleep with the ugly girl..  Snarfiorix | 09/24/07
RE: Vista SP1  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
Did his vista...  deefburger | 09/25/07
XP Making Comeback  ceh4702 | 09/24/07
Dream on ...  mwagner@... | 09/24/07
Delusionary  seanwal111111 | 09/24/07
Dream on ...  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
Do I feel conned? NO!  mwagner@... | 09/24/07
feel conned? NO!  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
You just don't get it...  Mike Cox | 09/24/07
True believer?  Mantei Woodcraft Ltd. | 09/24/07
Who said he was serious? (NT)  John L. Ries | 09/24/07
You can't win them all . . . .5.5, Mike (nt)  JLHenry | 09/24/07
Aww, c'mon, he got a toofer! Subtle yet effective (NT)  odubtaig | 09/24/07
You just don't get it...  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
Ahh - you have been fished  BanjoPaterson | 09/24/07
Don't think so  John L. Ries | 09/24/07
9.8  BanjoPaterson | 09/24/07
It's an 8.2  WiredGuy | 09/24/07
What probably happened..  leobrown | 09/24/07
RE: Vista SP1  macvsog | 09/24/07
Vista SP1  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
No, he can't be serious  StanislavF | 09/24/07
RE: Vista SP1  denncruise | 09/24/07
why people would rather Pirate software?  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
Not the be-all and end-all though.  odubtaig | 09/24/07
Why would anyone buy Ultimate for freebies  GeiselS@... | 09/24/07
they buy it because they want the best of the Home Premium edition  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
My biggest "Vista Ultimate" dissapointment...  filker0 | 09/24/07
Windows 7 : the last32-bit version?  PhilippeV | 09/24/07
Hear ye, Hear ye  rolf.ernst@... | 09/25/07
RE: Vista SP1  ing.chatboy@... | 09/24/07
RE: Vista SP1  JBarrow12 | 09/24/07
RE: Vista SP1  aussieblnd@... | 09/24/07
Easy to talk about change  johnf76@... | 09/24/07
Free Software  balaknair | 09/25/07
So where's his column?  tcomo@... | 09/25/07
Money talks  bcesan | 09/25/07
RE: Vista SP1  JABBER_WOLF | 09/25/07
RE: Vista SP1  z1ray | 09/28/07
Microsoft Rule -- Don't buy until SP2  lauren.glenn@... | 10/16/07
huh?  badbodd@... | 02/11/08
RE: Vista SP1  DonBurnett | 03/19/08

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