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Title: Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows lite version
Post by: mc0282 on 9 February 2004, 21:25
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5155458.html (http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5155458.html)
wait,wait,wait  didn't microsoft say all the stuff in window are interegrated ?  man i hope this fucking goverment dont sleep on this lie, they lie to judge about microsoft not able to remove any of those useless features...  fuck i hate microsof i hate them damn it
Title: Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows lite version
Post by: Xeen on 9 February 2004, 23:34
They do lie, but that's not the problem here.
This version with "reduced features" I think just means "disabled features". They've no reason to actually go in and remove the stuff, they just simply disable it to comply with demands.
Title: Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows lite version
Post by: WMD on 10 February 2004, 00:49
I'm sure most of the stuff could be enabled in the registry.  (http://redface.gif)
Title: Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows lite version
Post by: M51DPS on 10 February 2004, 05:34
The only thing is that no longer you lower prices, you can't beat free.
Title: Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows lite version
Post by: Xeen on 10 February 2004, 11:08
quote:
Originally posted by M51DPS:
you can't beat free.



Actually you can. If you're desperate enough you can lower your products to "negative" prices meaning that "we will pay you for using our free product"   :D
Title: Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows lite version
Post by: Mistshadow on 10 February 2004, 12:09
What I find amusing is that they're so sure that these impoverished people will prefer their cut-rate Windows over Linux. Really now? Windows comes with practically nothing as it is; a calculator, paint, 4 little games, a cd player, WMP and the worst browser in existence. How much of that is going to be cut out? Same goes with their cut-rate Office.

Compare that to the average 2- or 3-cd distro of Linux, where you get open office, not one but several media apps, the gimp, at least 20 games, and a bunch of other apps, keeping in mind that most people in these countries can't afford even what we consider cheap software.

Sure, there's free software for Windows to download online, but most of it sucks next to what Linux-users take for granted, and what kind of internet connection will be available in these places anyway? This is why Linux is better for them; a 3-cd distro like Mandrake can be downloaded even though it'll take a long time, and then passed around - or maybe someone from elsewhere can give a few copies to people there. After that, they don't need to be hunting for stuff online to download and acquiring a ton of spyware and viruses while doing so. Think about it - if they have Windows and don't download stuff, then about all their computer will be useful for is playing solitaire.
Title: Microsoft offers cut-rate Windows lite version
Post by: WMD on 10 February 2004, 18:51
^ Yep.  And all that's possible only because of open source. \o/   :D  

EDIT: fixed typo

[ February 10, 2004: Message edited by: WMD ]