MS New upgrade and licensing policy...I guess they didn't learn their lesson from the courtroom!

[sharkeeper]

Interesting article here.. I guess they figure their protection scheme is going to put the pirates out of business.

Cheers!

 

[JellyBaby]

Maybe but according to this story, corporate customers are also being troublesome for them:

<< Redmond looked out and saw a corporate market essentially yawning at the prospect of buying Windows XP and Office XP upgrades, looked at their balance sheet, and decided to take matters into their own hands. Microsoft needs cash, but it also needs desktops upgraded--and soon. >>

M$'s new motto should be &quot;Upgrade damnit!&quot;.

 

[Croda]

Considering tweak3d.net posted a link today to an article where MS developers admitted putting a back-door in IIS, my comfort level with MS business practices has taken a nose-dive.

 

[Adul]

<< Considering tweak3d.net posted a link today to an article where MS developers admitted putting a back-door in IIS, my comfort level with MS business practices has taken a nose-dive. >>



Which back door.

 

[Train]

those back doors are old news, they go back to office 95 apps, probably earlier

i guess they have code reviewers now and anyone caught putting in back doors or &quot;easter eggs&quot; get fired right away.

 

[MikeO]

<< M$'s new motto should be &quot;Upgrade damnit!&quot;. >>


Or &quot;What do you want to upgrade today?&quot;

 

[teiresias]

More like, &quot;What do you want to upgrade today, so long as it runs on Windows and only that.&quot;

 

[Vincent]

Maybe enough people will find this unsuitable and more, better alternatives will appear.