Originally posted by: dumb_kidOriginally posted by: lordjediMicrosoft has ever put such nasty software on computers that was so bad that it took a reformat to get it off.
Apparently you've never used windows 
Yeah, like I didn't see that one coming. Have you bought a Sony music CD in the past year? Have you put it in your computer and had the nasty ass rootkit that requires a REFORMAT of your system to get rid of? That's what I mean by evil. Windows, for all the complaining people do about it, is actually quite stable. You probably posted your message from a Windows computer.
I'm fully aware of Microsoft's monopolistic practices, which is why they're watched like a hawk by almost everybody these days.
Originally posted by: dumb_kid
All I'm saying is once a business gets to a certain size, sooner or later they'll screw the consumer... no exceptions... even Google with their "Do no evil" mantra... I guess from their point of view aiding the Chinese government's internal censorship agenda is A-OK... apparently the Tiananmen Square massacre never happened if you use google in China.
Do no evil? Aiding? Oh please. Let's see, they either follow the Chinese governments rules on Internet access or they don't get in the Chinese market. And it's not just if you use Google that the Tiananmen (sic) Square massacre never happened, that's government propaganda and brainwashing. Some of their people really don't believe it ever happened. Just like some Americans will tell you the moon landings were filmed on a sound stage.
Originally posted by: dumb_kidAlso on side note the real reason Microsoft joined up with Toshiba is prolong the format war so there is no unified disc based HD... so low consumer adoption. Think about it, Microsoft is not a movie studio nor major AV hardware manufacturer. Microsoft is a software developer who just so happen to want direct movie downloads instead of disc-based media... guess who they want be delivering those movies to your living room... tadah... Microsoft