Yea, taxpayers shouldn't fund proprietary corporate formats, much less their operating systems, and no government division or office should dictate such. Dictate ODF and if Microsoft can't read/write to the format, then it shouldn't quality for government purchase. I also support Italy's suit against Microsoft that says by merely turning on your machine and starting the software, you've already agreed to the EULA!
http://www.channelre...umers_sue_microsoft/
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Hmmm... Dunno... I way go with whatever works best for the particular situation, proprietary or not.
For the Italian stuff... Sheesh... I have a hard time with some of that:
The statement from the Italian authorities made it clear that they do not believe that hardware manufacturers are entirely blameless, but said: "the principal cause of the failure is Microsoft itself..."
That's simply BS. If you want a computer, you can buy one without Windows. I never buy computers with Windows on. (Well, my laptop is a different story, but none of my desktops.) Anywhere you go, you can get computers built with no OS.
It's like blaming trees because your house is made of wood. Damn trees~! If you don't want a wood house, buy one made of concrete!
Or like blaming Madonna or Prince Charles for being environmentally unfriendly because newspapers report on them a lot and waste paper.
It's not Microsoft that needs to pay anyone there. It's the computer manufacturers.
they do not believe that hardware manufacturers are entirely blameless
Huh? They're basically saying that they aren't to blame with a stance like that. The direction of the suit is obvious that they aren't blaming the carpenter for the warped floors -- they're blaming the trees.
The class action case says Microsoft makes it too difficult for people who buy a computer with Microsoft software on it to remove that software and get their money back. Most users do not realise that starting the software means you have accepted the end user licence.
If you don't want something, don't buy it. It's not that hard a concept.
I wonder if I can go out and buy a chocolate bar, eat it, then bitch and complain because I didn't want the sugar in it. I should get my money back for the sugar, yes I should~!
Actually, I want a refund for all the booze I've drunk here! I really only wanted the lovely taste, and I certainly didn't want the alcohol. So why should I be forced to pay taxes to the government for something I don't want? When I crave the lovely taste of some good ol' Tennessee bourbon, but I certainly don't want all that C2H5OH, I get rammed with a government TAX~! Where's my refund~!
Come to think of it, the water from the tap has fluorine put in it, and I don't want it, so I should get a refund for that too!
Ok... I'm done being totally silly now. But I'm not that far off the mark.
What kind of an idiot would buy a black leather jacket, then demand a refund because they want a brown one? It's beyond stupid.
Sorry Zane, but the case really just sounds like a "let's pick on MS" circus. I'm all for people buying computers and getting the OS they want, but I'm not for people buying stuff knowing full well what it is then being idiots. It's just not that hard to get a computer without Windows.
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