Any technology that eliminates humans from the process and turns it over to malware-infested Windows systems is a good thing. :P
5 Jul 2009 21:26

The problem is probably plastic fatigue, especially in the presence of heat.
3 Jul 2009 15:23

The major problem with the case is that Jammie isn't a good defendant. She was just the only one to fight them. A lot of other defendants may have had better chances but they settled.
20 Jun 2009 21:43

What "just works" depends on the hardware. I have hardware that won't work with Linux. I have hardware that won't work with any Windows NT-7 RC.

On Linux when hardware is supported by an open-source driver it is usually supported forever. On Windows the manufacturer decides what to support and when. I have lots of usable hardware that won't work with Vista or 7RC because the manufacturers decided to not update their drivers. If you buy a new PC that...
13 Jun 2009 23:13

According to VP Dave Heiner, OEMs will be dealing with the problem so for new PCs it's not an issue. Stores will probably just offer a free CD with all the popular browsers on it for retail Windows customers. For pirates it never was a problem.
13 Jun 2009 22:31

Take your mailbox away.
12 Jun 2009 07:36

You should pay more for a better OS like XP. After all, you're getting a better screwing.
12 Jun 2009 01:05

Disconnection will definately stop piracy. It's not like a pirate can just put copyrighted works on removable storage devices and share them....oh wait! FAIL!
12 Jun 2009 00:59

I just replaced the 6AG6 tube in my set. It's one of those color models that cost me $400 back in '65. I'm not about to throw it out just because the FCC says so. If it ain't broke then don't fix it.
10 Jun 2009 00:24

"Pretty soon, the only thing distinguishing Windows netbooks from their more powerful relatives will be the 1 GB RAM limit Microsoft imposes on them."

I really appreciate it when software determines my maximum hardware limits.
26 May 2009 06:50

There have been games where bugs and design flaws became features that could be exploited by pros. Joust was one of the earliest I know of. The original Quake had several that allowed a player to move faster than normal which is how the speedruns were performed. It's really hard to identify what are bugs versus design flaws. If the law is limited to exploitable flaws that can compromise a client or server system then it would make more sense.
16 May 2009 20:34

It's hard to break old habits.
10 May 2009 23:35

Unfixable bugs can be easily fixed in the EULA.
5 May 2009 06:02

If you're not sending more money to the RIAA then you must be doing something wrong.
1 May 2009 03:09

To be realistic you would have to compare the spread of this malware with that of malware found in pirated versions of Office.
24 Apr 2009 04:42

The mathematical process for deriving fictional statistics is too complicated to explain here. Ask one of their lobbyists.
18 Apr 2009 02:39

They should have used DRM on the ACTA draft.
15 Apr 2009 21:54

I know someone who bought an EeePC 1000 with Linux and didn't like it. It was too limited and unstable. It wasn't Linux that was the problem, it was the half-baked Xandros mess that Asus used. Lots of bugs and the "simple" desktop only shows a few of the applications that are installed. The user plans to replace this OS mess Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) when it comes out later this month.

It's amazing how many OEMs do a bad job with the OSes. You...
10 Apr 2009 01:05

This would mean that in the right circumstance the average Windows system could power the entire neighborhood.
4 Apr 2009 00:49

Reduced part count by removing the Emotion Engine and related support parts.
2 Apr 2009 03:19