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m$ media player 9 beta
Pantso:
quote:Originally posted by sporkme / bob:
holy jesus fucking christ.... it was just out of curiousity that i downloaded that bloated bastard... you dont see a lot of MS betas. and you know i use linux for everything... almost...
i dont use much of any windows programs, excepting: two games, the gnu editor fer winbloze i love "frontpage 2000," GNUcleus (essentially limewire), photoshop for some BS, schooling (need to use windows for the mcp's and such, lol), and to see that beautiful blue scream of death we all love so dearly.
the uninstallation issue: i like to use FDISK to remove the resiliant windows programs--thats why i have a cd burner-- and also i am capable enough to track down those pesky registry uglies and delete files... GOOD LUCK WITHOUT THE .EXE!!!
all i was saying is that some bastards worked thier asses off for this stupid fucking program, and my capable ass can run a (halfway) stable windows 98-2 well enough to avoid the typical XP USER BSOD's
some good arguments against it --that i appreciate...
my point is this: relative to typical ms crap, this program was kinda well done, excepting the many downsides inherant to a winders operating environment. i do not promote them, but my opinion stands.
the bastard is pretty well done, and i will keep using linux to play ALL of my music, particularly in defiance and boycot of DRM and TCPA.
so, unilaterally, the accusations of my use of windows as my prefferred OS are completely moot, if you think i LOVE this piece of cunt-swag you are completely in error, and i CERTAINLY thought that ESPECIALLY smart fuckers like fuckMS'ers could take this stupid ass post with a grain of salt.......
my windows is simply (and essentially) a frigging program i run by rebooting linux (like running a nintendo emulator to play mario brothers).
holy fuck!
--- End quote ---
Sporkme there was really no intention on my part to intinuate anything about you. So, I really hope I haven't insulted or offended you in any way ;) . My post was about those Windows losers out there, like LoL for example, who are too ignorant to see that M$ tactics are a threat to the whole computer users community. And yes LoL, Media Player is spyware in the broader sense. Why would a software app collect info about what music I listen to or what movies I watch etc? Isn't that spying?
orcpeon:
I myself use XMMS / Xine / Ogle (for playing those dvdz) I'm too lazy to get Mplayer working and besides, every media file I have will work on either XMMS or Xine. Except quicktime. Stupid Apple won't port quicktime to linux.
PS Windows Media Player sucks, no matter how you slice it. I went the the WMP 9 website; It's pure shit.
pkd_lives:
You will find that Media player is suspected of being spyware, as is Realplayer, as both companies are (or were, I have not been folowing for the last two months) being investigated by the European Union Anti-trust commision, as possibly violating various European privacy laws, especially those of France.
Compare to Linux. Mandrake states in it's (totally optional) registration that it treats the data according the privacy Laws of France, as these are some of the toughest around.
sporkme:
ehh i wasnt pissed... i don't know exactly what i was saying there
i think i just wanted to kick a baby seal or something
ya 9 is sucking
404soft:
Did anyone read the EULA on any new Media Player Updates? It says they have the right to "remotely alter your computer"! Different variations throughout different patches & updates, I haven't looked for the one in beta 9, but I'm sure it's in there. So the ? remains, why does microsoft want to hack people's computers? Ah Ha! To make $$$ off of pissed off recording artists. So they can help out this "stealing" of MP3s. Goddammit I hope ChuckD can Tell them motherfuckers where to get off at! Fuck Microsoft! And one small question. Why do some of you guys use symbols in curse words when your posting on a site with the url: fuckmicrosft.com?
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