[pp.int.general] Microsoft Drafts Consumers In Fight Against Software Piracy: Carrot And Stick

[Valentin Villenave]

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Andrew Norton <ktetch at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Andrew, nice to see you again!

> It's statements like this that undermine Open Source.

*cough* I think you mean "Free Software", needless to say... *cough* :-)

> It sounds
> bitter, and derogatory. Windows is just as innovative as any linux
> system.

*cough* I believe you mean "GNU/Linux", likewise... :)

On a more serious note, I think Microsoft does know how to be
innovative, but only when there's money to be made or an agenda to be
pushed. Unfortunately, said "innovation" isn't always meant for the
benefit of the users: see OS-integrated DRMs for instance.

Cheers,
Valentin