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Originally Posted by Bob Russell
Contrary to popular belief, I would say that this is guaranteed to be an enabling technology. Yes, really. It's just that I'm not yet sure if Vista is enabling a pleasant multimedia experience for consumers, or a much more rapid and successful growthline for Linux as an alternative consumer OS. Time will tell.
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The reason I haven't used a Microsoft product at home in 5 years is because I believe that *I* own my PC, not Microsoft. *I* decide what software gets installed and run, not Microsoft. *I* decide what my PC will/will not do, not Microsoft.
No one will *buy* a Vista computer system. You will lease it at Microsoft's sufferance - because you will have to ask Microsoft's permission to run Vista, and be able to install only hardware and software that Microsoft has "approved" (isn't that a violation of their anti-trust agreement?).
Note that this is all still under the guise of "more secure computing". So the only way that Windows can become secure is to eliminate all owner rights?