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Nothing odd about it,
enough people got pissed about it(spyware and sneaky adware) that it was a no-brainer even for US legislators to do something about it.

It has no more to do with your MS conspiracy than the "do not call" law had to do with AT&T or Verizon.
Posted by: bony tryan   Posted on: 07/20/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Only if ...  Tim Patterson | 07/19/04
Government passes wrong bill? Don't they always?  JonathonDoe | 07/19/04
I say there should be no spyware act.  doe_z | 07/19/04
(NT) Not gonna happen.. PERIOD!  DarbyOhara | 07/19/04
untill the average user  V Sanders | 07/20/04
what is stating up on your pc  V Sanders | 07/20/04
startup manager  bony tryan | 07/20/04
Exactly!  rmerts@... | 08/01/04
People are sick and tired...  bjbrock | 07/19/04
Um, why is it the wrong bill?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/19/04
(nt) Microsoft, Adobe, etc. : Our spyware is good for you..  d_jedi | 07/19/04
why do you think big business supports web applications  V Sanders | 07/20/04
It's wrong because...  Blackdog_z | 07/19/04
Hey Blackdog......  bony tryan | 07/20/04
But you do not own the software in question!  B.O.F.H. | 07/19/04
Good point  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/19/04
I don't "own"...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/20/04
Correct, you don't own!  B.O.F.H. | 07/20/04
BOFH, step away from  bony tryan | 07/20/04
DMCA can well prevent  errg | 07/29/04
But I do own the hardware.  enduser_z | 07/21/04
Yeah! Let's start from the bottom!  DarbyOhara | 07/19/04
why did ms want to stop a spyware bill?  V Sanders | 07/20/04
Which is odd...  rapson | 07/20/04
One thing  Jeff Spicoli | 07/20/04
Nothing odd about it,  bony tryan | 07/20/04
I'm not surprised !!  thetruth_z | 07/23/04
that can be changed  V Sanders | 07/27/04
It's an out of the box default.  thetruth_z | 07/27/04
Re: why did ms want to stop a spyware bill?  errg | 07/29/04
the wrong bill or no bill?  bony tryan | 07/20/04
Politians need to learn it!  jfreedle2@... | 07/21/04
ISPA is Wrong Bill Trial Lawyers Dream  jwschull@... | 07/21/04
Playing in the wrong Sandbox  Nullifidian | 07/26/04
But...  rmerts@... | 08/01/04

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