Proof Why Closed Source Operating Systems are Failing
As the battle between Microsoft and software vendors continues to rage on in the foreground, it seems like a lot of people have completely forgotten about the common user and their experience with the OS.
When you consider the fact that most people that I have spoken to have little to no interest in upgrading to the new operating system, one has to wonder is Microsoft really so naive in believing that users are going to put up with yet another security measure to jump through? They're still pissed about the hassle of getting XP to work without a trip to the telephone just to re-up with the registration folks! And with Vista, things are destined to get much worse...
Picture this, you just order a new PC off of eBay. The system is said to come with a legit copy of Vista and the e-mail from the seller assures you of the fact, true. A week later, that new system arrives, you turn it on only to discover that you cannot login because the copy of Vista that you own is pirated. Does this sound like an improved operating system to you? Yeah, it’s fairly ridiculous. Apparently, we simply need to turn the volume up a little more so that Microsoft can hear us!
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re: Proof
Yet another naive rant from a twelve year old that is clueless about IT in the real world.
"the fact that Microsoft is basically daring users to break their protective measures with each new release should be pretty self-evident by now."
With that logic, I'm just "daring" thieves to steal my beamer because I lock it's doors and have a car alarm.