Biggest problem
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer said, "The biggest problem we have right now is that people who should be paying for software aren't." Oh well, piracy is Microsoft's number one problem, you just heard from the big guy himself. It just goes to show how much I know. I was thinking that Linux, open Source software, and security were their big problems.
Now that I have my head on straight, everyone knows Windows security is the end users problem, not Microsoft's problem. That's why we pay hundreds of dollars a year for anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall programs.
Humm... Windows piracy may also be a problem for open source software and Linux. No that's not right, Linux can solve Microsoft's biggest problem. If all those users of pirated Windows would switch to Linux instead of a pirated copy of Windows, Microsoft's biggest problem would be solved. No more people using software they didn't pay for. Oh well, Steve has got a big job on his hands, getting all those cheapskates to switch to Linux. Well I guess that's why a CEO makes all those big bucks... they solve the company's biggest problems!
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Do you rent your operating system?
When you go to a store and buy Windows, what are you really buying? If you think all those files on the CD are yours to use as you wish, think again.
Microsoft defines Windows as something you license, not something you buy, hence Microsoft reasons that it can continue to control how you use the files after you thought you purchased them. Microsoft says you don’t own it. Microsoft says it still owns the software. You bought only the privilege to use it in the ways they have determined you can or cannot use it.
A word of caution, be careful how you use those files. You may be indulging into illegal activity.
When you go to a store and buy Windows, what are you really buying? If you think all those files on the CD are yours to use as you wish, think again.
Microsoft defines Windows as something you license, not something you buy, hence Microsoft reasons that it can continue to control how you use the files after you thought you purchased them. Microsoft says you don’t own it. Microsoft says it still owns the software. You bought only the privilege to use it in the ways they have determined you can or cannot use it.
A word of caution, be careful how you use those files. You may be indulging into illegal activity.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Windows Live maybe dead?
Microsoft has just announced that within a few months it will launch its first set of Web-based Office applications. Web-based applications are programs that run on Web servers and use Web pages as the user interface. Microsoft plans to create two families of Web services, one for consumers, called Windows Live, and one for small businesses, called Office Live. OK NASCAR fans, Microsoft is two laps down. For the rest of you, let's just say Microsoft is slow to get started and are playing catch up. Look what's already out on the Web, you can write documents at Writely.com, create spreadsheets at Numsum.com, and manage photo albums at Flickr.com. Oh yeah, let's not forget ThinkFree Online. This free service lets you create, access, and edit Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents within a Web browser. Microsoft wants you to think this is something new, far from it, it's only new to them.
Microsoft has just announced that within a few months it will launch its first set of Web-based Office applications. Web-based applications are programs that run on Web servers and use Web pages as the user interface. Microsoft plans to create two families of Web services, one for consumers, called Windows Live, and one for small businesses, called Office Live. OK NASCAR fans, Microsoft is two laps down. For the rest of you, let's just say Microsoft is slow to get started and are playing catch up. Look what's already out on the Web, you can write documents at Writely.com, create spreadsheets at Numsum.com, and manage photo albums at Flickr.com. Oh yeah, let's not forget ThinkFree Online. This free service lets you create, access, and edit Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents within a Web browser. Microsoft wants you to think this is something new, far from it, it's only new to them.
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