"Windows.... is a warzone" - OT

[Hechler Family]

Joe, et all

I agree to a certain extent, however, I get hundreds of emails from my 
user group about MS's underhanded dealings though on the top surface is 
supposed to be innocent. Example, that I mentioned several months ago, 
if you watch a DVD movie from Win XP, it calls home to MS and tells them 
what you just watched. Invasion of privacy - you bet but how are we 
going to stop it.

Did you know that every so often, you can set it but not turn it off, 
Windows Media Player checks the website for updates. Again, regularly 
invading your privacy. AND, who knows what else they are looking at.

Now, think about this, the download version of the upgrade of service 
pack 2, MS has to know - exactly - what is on your PC in order to 
download and install the right stuff. SO, they know what kind of PC you 
have, how much memory you have, how much disk space you have, what 
packages, legal or pirated, you have - do you follow the train of 
thought. Now if you order the CD, which I have not done in a long time 
but I would bet the CD does all of that without reporting it back to MS.

Bottom line, MS is going to invade your privacy in some fashion whether 
you like it or not.

Food for more thought,
Duaine

Joe Garrett wrote:

> The Heckler said: "These days, every Windows computer is a war zone of 
> viruses, Trojans,
> spyware, and other malicious code trying to exploit security holes in
> Internet Explorer."
> Heckler,
> A few months ago, I would have agreed with you, but I've since solved 
> the problem! I rebooted my 'puter, added Mozilla Firfox and Benign, 
> (thanks to RicB!). And, I upgraded my Express. Benign "washes" all of 
> my stuff, sometimes too efficiently, I might add. Still haven't 
> figured out how to get some attachments through. (working on it!) I 
> really like Firefox. It saves steps and has it's own firewall. I'm not 
> about to give up on MS, just yet. Just because Bill Gates has extreme 
> amounts of money, y'all tend to give him a bad rap. I've met the man. 
> You'd like him. He gives back tons of dollars to the arts and 
> humanity. Yes, he's successful, but that's no reason to malign him 
> every chance you get. (Jealous are we?)<G>
> When I first wanted to get into computers, the only game in, (our), 
> town was Apple. The attitude that the Apple people had, reallllly 
> turned me off! Then Bill came up with something that was workable. 
> Rather than malign MS, every chance you get, how about taking some 
> positive steps to put the little Bastards that send viri, etc., in 
> jail for a verrrrry long time. Talk to people in power and get them to 
> go after them with the same tenacity, that they go after pot smokers, 
> etc. (Misplaced priorities, IMO.)
> Regards,
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I


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Duaine Hechler
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