Microsoft Accepts EU Decision

[UKResident]

You know, l'm beginning to think Busyman is really Billy Dean, can you see the similarities? They both begin with B for a start, could that really be a coincidence? They both have a 'Y' too. Busy Man, Billy Dean.

[Cheese]

Thanks anyway. I'll stick with my boring black screen.

Your computer can't handle the fire screensaver either eh?

[Busyman]

You know, l'm beginning to think Busyman is really Billy Dean, can you see the similarities? They both begin with B for a start, could that really be a coincidence? They both have a 'Y' too. Busy Man, Billy Dean.

Hmmm, Billy Dean...white Australian

Busyman....black Washingtonian.

UKMan, you gotta do bedda dan dat.

[Cheese]

Hmmm, Billy Dean...white Australian

Busyman....black Washingtonian.

UKMan, you gotta do bedda dan dat.

Shut it, Billy.

[Busyman]

Your computer can't handle the fire screensaver either eh?

Screensavers are a waste of light on my monitor. Thanks again though. Heidi Ho!!!

[Cheese]

nice to see the eu stepping up to microsoft since the states found them to be a monopoly and then sat back and did nothing about it. hell there punishment was to give away free software to the schools. somehow giving away free copies of software to children does not seem like a punishment since the kids now all use microsoft products.

intergrating media player/internet explorer into windows has lead to so many security problems that its not even funny and the simple fact is these products are not free we have to pay for them when you buy windows. the reason behind including these into the operating system has been proved in court to be killing of competition. netscape was given a huge payout recently for this.

another problem the eu had with microsoft was that it was telling pc retailers that they where not allowed to include certain competing products with windows(realplayer is a known product). this is a bit like buying your cooker and being told oh yeah you cant buy baked beans from heinz with this cooker but you can have this other brand. punishment for not following microsofts rules was being charged full price for windows which would completly kill alot of companies.

Good point about M$'s bully boy techniques with companies wanting to bundle other software with pc's other than Microsofts pieces of crap. Hopefully this will go some way to stopping this practise.


@Billy Dean: Limited finances for electricity bill eh?

[Busyman]

Good point about M$'s bully boy techniques with companies wanting to bundle other software with pc's other than Microsofts pieces of crap. Hopefully this will go some way to stopping this practise.


@Billy Dean: Limited finances for electricity bill eh?

Yeah man, I'm trying to get another bathroom put in and a sun room.

If they want to stop the practice, strip Windows to it's core product.

[Cheese]

If they want to stop the practice, strip Windows to it's core product.

Good idea. I'd go for that, let the companies that sell the computers bundle up their own choice of software for their customers.

[lynx]

If they want to stop the practice, strip Windows to it's core product.

We might get it to run efficiently in a reasonable amount of memory if they did that too.

[Busyman]

We might get it to run efficiently in a reasonable amount of memory if they did that too.

.......and that's we needs to be done, make Windows the way we want MS to make it.