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Story: I like Win 7, but I've already drawn up a Win 8 wishlistTotal Replies: 6
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chalbersma

Dec 09, 2009
5:06 AM EST 		Anybody notice how he's basically describing a linux or bsd system?
jdixon

Dec 09, 2009
6:25 AM EST 		I didn't read the article, but the line "...when Windows is done right, it can be a cracking OS." caught my eye. I wonder if the choice of words was deliberate.
tracyanne

Dec 09, 2009
7:47 AM EST 		It's interesting he seems to damn Windows with faint praise. As chalbersma said his wish list, with the xecption of Anti Virus seems a complete steal from Linux.
helios

Dec 09, 2009
11:02 AM EST 		If the author of this article has read the EULA for Win7 and still use it in complete comfort, then I don't believe there is much that can be done for him. I don't care how good an operating system is. When the license agreement dictates the use of the machine at any level, then it is not the user's machine any more.

That's sad...

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caitlyn

Dec 09, 2009
11:59 AM EST 		@helios: I suspect much of the EULA is unenforceable. I also suspect most users and businesses never read it and cheerfully ignore it. If it ever were enforced they'd be horrified,
bigg

Dec 09, 2009
12:12 PM EST 		> I suspect much of the EULA is unenforceable

Why? If MS chooses to enforce the EULA, especially on businesses, it should be enforceable. I doubt that saying "we didn't pay attention" would be a legitimate defense.
moopst

Dec 09, 2009
12:15 PM EST
Quoting:Combined antivirus/antispyware/firewall

This seems like a no-brainer to me. Microsoft should bring all the security software under one application in the next incarnation of Windows.


He's still a Windows user to the core if he thinks anti virus is done in the application software layer. Done right AV is handled in the system kernel and you don't see something like a million virus varities created.

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