EU v Microsoft

[KeithD]

For years the EU fought with Microsoft over it's supposed monopoly....I prefer the word 'success'!!

They have fined them £100's Millions, and now Microsoft have caved in over the browser issue and it will not be installed with new computers installed with Windows 7 when it is released in October.

So the EU have won Sorted that mega-successful company out good style

I do notice a ssssssslight problem with this wonderful victory.....when folk get a new computer with no browser installed.....how do they download one? Stupid EU!!!

[MarBell379]

There will also be a slew of smaller companies starting to charge for software now they can actually 'compete'. Watch this space for Mozilla to find a way to charge for Firefox.
Its going to make things more expensive in the long run. :(

[KeithD]

Linux

Not for the general population though is it? Companies have tried selling it pre-installed, only to fail. You need to be a bit of a techie head to use it, I run it on 2 servers and it makes MS & Apple OS look like childs play.

This is in answer to the post below

[jimeve]

For years the EU fought with Microsoft over it's supposed monopoly....I prefer the word 'success'!!

They have fined them £100's Millions, and now Microsoft have caved in over the browser issue and it will not be installed with new computers installed with Windows 7 when it is released in October.

So the EU have won Sorted that mega-successful company out good style

I do notice a ssssssslight problem with this wonderful victory.....when folk get a new computer with no browser installed.....how do they download one? Stupid EU!!!

Linux

[bornatbirth]

your very smart boss!

replying to post before they get posted......your not related to him are you?????

[Mrs.JMajor]

your very smart boss!

replying to post before they get posted......your not related to him are you?????

I notice too How the hell he manage to think of that

Lol I know, alright I am just kidding, I will explain to you, pm me

[Alan]

It's the Twilight Zone!

Al.

[Sophie]

your very smart boss!

replying to post before they get posted......your not related to him are you?????

IT APPEARED TO THE BOSS IN A VISION

[pennybarry]

Linux

I have some friends in Pinas who are using Linux and showed us how to use it.

Sounds good

[KeithD]

I have some friends in Pinas who are using Linux and showed us how to use it.

Sounds good

It's not for newbies though.

[somebody]

Not for the general population though is it? Companies have tried selling it pre-installed, only to fail. You need to be a bit of a techie head to use it, I run it on 2 servers and it makes MS & Apple OS look like childs play.

This is in answer to the post below

Mac os is now linux based, dell sell ubuntu laptops and many web books are some brand of linux.

I know many non techy people who use it some form of linux a virtual os once they shown how.

Those who have it seem to have no more problems than Windows users.

I thought it funny that many pc's will not have IE as default.

Course they will, from what i read is Microsoft cant put on. But Im sure major pc makers
will put it on otherwise there laptop is not WEB ready.

Most people just wanna plug in the pc boot up and surf the web. Plenty of people still
think of the ie icon as the internet button.

[ukgangster]

I think what will happen is that IE will be included, but not installed by default or it will be installed but you will have the option to uninstall it or at least hide it, a bit like what happened to Windows Media Player vs Real Player a few years back. M$ can put whatever they like in W7 as do PC manufacturers who add all kinds of rubbish like Norton AV and Google stuff.

My new laptop came with Norton, that was the first to go, followed by Google Desktop search and 4 other Google apps.

[KeithD]

My new laptop came with Norton, that was the first to go, followed by Google Desktop search and 4 other Google apps.

You should have just bought a ZX80 then!

[ukgangster]

Eset NOD32 is far superior to Norton when it comes to AV
It might be more expensive, but its well worth the money IMHO.

[KeithD]

Outpost Security beats them both

[somebody]

You should have just bought a ZX80 then!

Was that the one which needed a milk carton balanced on top of it to keep it cool?

[KeithD]

Was that the one which needed a milk carton balanced on top of it to keep it cool?

You had milk cartons?? How posh

[somebody]

You had milk cartons?? How posh

We never had a ZX80 in our household, but more than one person mentioned they had to that, must have smelt lovely

We had Unigate deliver milk bottles and wait for it Orange juice in a pint bottle oh la de da

[joebloggs]

We never had a ZX80 in our household, but more than one person mentioned they had to that, must have smelt lovely

i've still got one , just b4 my time thou, but i bought a zx81 kit you had to assemble yourself , mine didn't work, til i realised they sent me 2 roms instead of a rom and z80 processor, after a freebie from sinclair i was amazed it worked , still got it now , thou for me commodores were much better

[somebody]

i've still got one , just b4 my time thou, but i bought a zx81 kit you had to assemble yourself , mine didn't work, til i realised they sent me 2 roms instead of a rom and z80 processor, after a freebie from sinclair i was amazed it worked , still got it now , thou for me commodores were much better

My Dad bought a zx81 and then a spectrum, he toyed with the idea of getting a DIY one as cheaper but went for the easy option.

Glad to see you bought British