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That's not why they need the disc. There's no technical reason you need a firmware update to stream video. Any PS store download can stream media - it doesn't need to be an embedded part of the XMB. I found out the real reason: NetFlix has an exclusivity agreement with MS that makes the 360...
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Endersothergame, in my opinion many Linux distros already are fully competitive with Microsoft's OS. Gamers who react to being locked in by Microsoft might want to note the recent Make Tech Easier article on the Djl game manager (http://preview.tinyurl.com/yfhvflk ), which provides «instant...
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Manoeuvres of this sort make it very difficult for users to have any confidence at all in Microsoft .... Henri
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13 patches coming on Tuesday... including 5 for the yet-to-be-release Windows7. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139155/Microsoft_plans_monster_Patch_Tuesday_next_week
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I've already convinced myself that I'm not buying the next MS console. At the very least, not in the first year. First, my original XBox (1) was one of the early units that had the Phillips drive problems. So, it died on me. :( Most recently: I got bit by the Red Ring of Death problem. It was...
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That must indeed have been a real dilemma for Mr Ballmer - a choice between getting his picture taken with a competitors product (imagine what would have happened if the offending camera had been found on an Android !) or not getting it taken, which from what I understand, would not be an appealing alternative...
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Listened to it, and read the patent . My opinion is: i4i's patent is nothing more than an XML implementation of the document/view architecture that everyone's been using since GUIs were invented. It's just been written in a format that makes that nearly unintelligible. It's an obvious...
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Of course most users choose «Express installation» - after all, it's recommended by Microsoft and does, in fact, represent the wisest choice for users who are not very familiar with computer software (like Microsoft, I always recommend those fellow users I help to select «Express...
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The short answer to Crisis Causer's post above is No, Microsoft should not, given it's quasi-monopoly position in the desktop OS market, be allowed to do what it wants with its OS, if doing what it wants is a transparent attempt at lock-in in order to stifle competition in the browser market...
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I very much hope you prove prescient, 3vi1 ; Microsoft - and above all we users - need some competition in the OS market. I wonder what the release of Google 's Chrome for netbooks will bring in its train ? Henri