Comments on: Oh yeah, that Windows Kill Switch http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/07/10/oh-yeah-that-windows-kill-switch/ Design and human behaviour Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:34:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: LilBambi http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/07/10/oh-yeah-that-windows-kill-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-14870 LilBambi Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:17:11 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=89#comment-14870 Thanks for picking up on my blog entry! You have quite a few interesting topics on your blog as well. We have more up on BambisMusings as well on these subjects. Including believe it or not, an 'olive branch' from Microsoft after originally releasing their draconian Vista licensing. They got such a backlash that they extended an olive branch to the power users. Of course, it's only if you buy the Retail version of Vista, but it's at least something. I would love to see the OEMs step back and say, this isn't right. We should be treating our customers right and providing them with their OS disks, and their driver disks, and software disks like we used to do, but they don't! Instead they are doing what old Packard Bell did with low cost PCs in the very early 90s (I think it was) and it stinks! The only difference is the OEMs of today will 'allow' you to make your own system restore disks, or pay for the pleasure of getting OEM System Restore Disks from the Reseller sent to you. Sucks, don't it? ;) Thanks for picking up on my blog entry!

You have quite a few interesting topics on your blog as well.

We have more up on BambisMusings as well on these subjects. Including believe it or not, an ‘olive branch’ from Microsoft after originally releasing their draconian Vista licensing. They got such a backlash that they extended an olive branch to the power users. Of course, it’s only if you buy the Retail version of Vista, but it’s at least something.

I would love to see the OEMs step back and say, this isn’t right. We should be treating our customers right and providing them with their OS disks, and their driver disks, and software disks like we used to do, but they don’t! Instead they are doing what old Packard Bell did with low cost PCs in the very early 90s (I think it was) and it stinks! The only difference is the OEMs of today will ‘allow’ you to make your own system restore disks, or pay for the pleasure of getting OEM System Restore Disks from the Reseller sent to you.

Sucks, don’t it? ;)

]]> By: Jose http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/07/10/oh-yeah-that-windows-kill-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-2996 Jose Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:33:28 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=89#comment-2996 The problem with Linux is that most people I know who upgrade their PCs do so to play the latest games. I'd like to switch to Linux but I'm afraid to take the plunge myself. I might be forced to however. The problem with Linux is that most people I know who upgrade their PCs do so to play the latest games. I’d like to switch to Linux but I’m afraid to take the plunge myself. I might be forced to however.

]]> By: Lee http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/07/10/oh-yeah-that-windows-kill-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 Lee Wed, 12 Jul 2006 06:28:31 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=89#comment-1833 If WGA has a kill switch then you can be sure, with Microsoft's history, that someone will maliciously hack it. Think last year's Sony rootkit debacle writ large. If WGA has a kill switch then you can be sure, with Microsoft’s history, that someone will maliciously hack it. Think last year’s Sony rootkit debacle writ large.

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