[Wolves] M$ comes up with another money spinner....

[Ron Wellsted]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Kevanf1 wrote:
> 2009/1/3 Andy Wootton <andy.wootton at wyrley.demon.co.uk>:
>> Kevanf1 wrote:
>>> I had to check it was January 1st not April 1st when I saw this:
>>>
>>> http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-256995.html
>>>
>>> Agreed, this business model does work with mobile phones.  How many
>>> home based mobile phone builders are there though?  I refer to home
>>> builders of PC's probably not being able to upgrade or otherwise tweak
>>> these machines.  I read into these 'subscription PC's' a locked in,
>>> closed source hardware model similar to MS's closed source software.
>>>
>> I was thinking more: thinnish client tied into services in 'the cloud'
>> that always take you to the company shop. The exact opposite of Freedom.
>> They'll make it really easy too and people will willingly pay extra to
>> have their freedom taken away in exchange for an easy life (see
>> iPod/iTunes.)
>>

This is a natural deveopment of the "Trusted Computing".  This is
essentially what the games consoles (x-box, x-box 360, PS3, Wii) have
become.  Only signed, "trusted" (read "Approved") programs can be used
on the machines.

> 
> Allied to this how many of you have seen the new poster campaign by
> Microsoft?  The one with the slogan:
> 
> "Windows, a world without boundarys".
> 
> I think I have the wording right but if don't that is the sentiment.
> I can't help but think that first they should be prosecuted by Trading
> Standards and secondly that the best prison is one in which the
> prisoners cannot see the bars..

I prefer "In a world without fences, who needs gates?".

- --
Ron Wellsted
ron at wellsted.org.uk http://www.wellsted.org.uk
N 52.567623, W 2.136111 Linux Counter No. 202120
Ekiga: 645022
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJJYOWuAAoJEEtP/KMNOfRbtaIH/iyY99AvhKDJeZHo54QrBIp+
tzjZYlybOPSJJFBs5cbHZfpwaNqLf1AZ3lJUi594CNfq7Ai0y2ih9Lh0jUTuvsHV
XTMV/rm5Zp/h02uDBPhQxHxI0IjML2AERBoHqzNiwcF2hAQJiSGCziNWDlYwIy5x
j8UdWpAwVbFczfzk6QJJ3BF5VOj422wNzBtXps83aX0MvDoMwwGhYkqiJ/y3N0Bv
Qh52sQ4SSDSPOdF6Nvk0U8mN3U8PThfbEQzTRhNg4zlbwH8aRxK/f+J/KsXvyyhi
4tkyF6xmNRvSC74zSa6ufbHJnTyeDK0mdAiu7kOaYIHDVxTv3sA+/kU6iKBcYp4=
=RlNM
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----