On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 09:15:12PM -0400, Tim Spalding wrote:
> patrick wrote:
>
> > and check this out too :)
> >
> > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5565061.html
>
> Hmmm... After installing Windows XP, the hardware fails... and it's the
> HARDWARE's fault?!?!? What's wrong with this picture?
Hmmm, I thought they were ultimately moving toward only pre-loaded Windows systems being legal?
OHMYGOD, BILL - SOMEONE HAS AN XP CD!!! AFTER HIM!!! (the sound of men with M-16s...)
> If I were paranoid, I'd suspect a news-media payoff. As it is, could it just be
> irresponsibly sloppy reporting? You be the judge.
That's ALWAYS a distinct possibility... MS is a huge advertiser.
Consider also that the hardware vendor is unnamed. It's not just MS buying a cover-up - it's an
OEM purchasing anonymity as well. (Dell, Gateway, IBM, NEC, maybe? Naw - PACKARD BELL!)
Tim
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