35 Comments(s). 1 Pages(s). Showing page 1. [ 1 ]

   #4. Posted at 11:11 AM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
Spotpuff
Who cares.

I don't even use WMP... I use media player classic.

IM? I use Trillian.

I use outlook for email, and IE for browsing only because I prefer it over Mozilla/Firefox (I used firefox for a while, some stuff didn't load right in it, and the plugin structure is a bit awkward).

I prefer having things bundled with my software, but yeah I like being able not to use it. I don't have messenger installed on this machine, but I know I had to disable it manually.

How are you supposed to get a browser though without a browser installed on your machine, especially on a fresh install?
collapse
#4, plugin structure is a bit awkward You must be joking. Meaning...  :  indeego  (#9)  «
#9, Awkward as in if you wato unisntall a plugin, good luck t...  :  Spotpuff  (#18)  «
#18, uh, dude you remove it from the plug-in directory. In ...  :  indeego  (#20)  «
#4, That is exactly the point: Not to ship Computers without any...  :  Stefan  (#13)  «
#13, Like I said, I think the software should be bundled but y...  :  Spotpuff  (#17)  «
#13, You're not paying for IE or WMP with the OS as they've be...  :  NeXus 6  (#19)  «
#4, using wget/curl? I don't think Gentoo even installs links/ly...  :  yarbo  (#35)  «

   #24. Posted at 09:25 PM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
PantherX
I'd laugh if Microsoft said "You know, instead of paying you, we're just going to not sell Windows in Europe anymore. All our staff there will now be dedicated to making sure you bastards don't pirate it."
collapse
#24, Or they could just lay everyone there off, and pull out of t...  :  Corrado  (#26)  «
#26, LMAO at typical ignorant backward statements from the mou...  :  readysetgo  (#27)  «
#26, You are so stupid. If MS would really turn back from Euro...  :  BabelHuber  (#28)  «
#26, I wish they did that. A massive switch in Europe right no...  :  muyuubyou  (#29)  «
#26, ROTF, I wish too... IBM would celebrate, so would Apple.....  :  AGerbilWithAFootInTheGrav  (#30)  «
#30, The point isn't to damage anyone but the EU. Plus it w...  :  Corrado  (#31)  «
#31, This isn't 'trivial crap'! MS tries to establish the...  :  BabelHuber  (#33)  «
#31, Stupid, stupid, stupid. All I hear coming from you i...  :  readysetgo  (#34)  «

   #21. Posted at 04:45 PM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
AmishRakeFight
maybe they should just use Linux over there if they are so unhappy with MS. Oh wait, none of them would be able to do anything.
collapse
#21, Ouch!  :  5150  (#22)  «
#21, Other than high end-games, (which consoles have eaten up the...  :  indeego  (#23)  «
#23, Turn a profit.  :  Corrado  (#32)  «

   #10. Posted at 12:07 PM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
Hockster
I personally don't think Microsoft have done anything wrong... If I ever sold a product I'd want it to be entirely up to me what I included in it. How dare someone say that you can't sell something because (some) people don't like it. If you don't like it then don't buy it. :P But I bet most people with Windows would prefer to have Windows Media player installed straight off on their system anyway, as I doubt most mainstream users want to go through the trouble in finding their own media player, browser, e-mail client, etc.
collapse
#10, If I ever sold a product I'd want it to be entirely up to me...  :  indeego  (#11)  «
#10, You would think that but thats the issue at hand. since its ...  :  maxxcool  (#12)  «
#10, I personally don't think Microsoft have done anything wrong...  :  BabelHuber  (#14)  «
#14, Yeah, I guess we do need to treat companies that are mono...  :  Hockster  (#16)  «
#10, Because of their monopoly position, Microsoft is not allowed...  :  Craig P.  (#15)  «
#15, So how come I can't get a Cavalier with the motor from a ...  :  Corrado  (#25)  «

   #8. Posted at 11:58 AM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
Ricardo Dawkins
errr...this panamanian ain't crazy....!!!

whatever ...thanks
collapse

   #7. Posted at 11:57 AM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
Ricardo Dawkins
errr...this panamanian ain't crazy....!!!
collapse

   #2. Posted at 10:56 AM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
maxxcool
maybe i like chaos, but i find this highly entertaining. to bad MS wil lbuy thier way out of it. i was hopingt o finally see MS release a modular OS without anything i dont want

maxx
collapse
#2, they don't exactly have to buy their way out; they can appea...  :  arb_npx  (#6)  «

   #5. Posted at 11:29 AM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
DrDillyBar
So, where is the EU going to put all that money?
EU administration Funding for another decade?
collapse

   #3. Posted at 10:57 AM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
herothezero
Oh yeah, great example of a monopoly...Windows Media Player. WFC?

And is anyone really serious about M$ server products to begin with?

This is about the EU wanting to put a stranglehold on another big American company, for which there are no European competitors worth mentioning. Nothing more, nothing less.
collapse

   #1. Posted at 10:37 AM on Mar 24th 2004, Edited at 10:52 AM on Mar 24th 2004 Edit   Reply
adisor19
GOOD.

'bout that time, eh chaps ? ;)

Adi
collapse
35 Comments(s). 1 Pages(s). Showing page 1. [ 1 ]
 
Name/Password: / Remember
Reply to:
[click to clear]

[RED] [GREEN]
[BOLD]
[ITALIC] [STRIKE]
[UNDERLINE]

Notice: All posts should abide by the rules, please.
Note: Ctrl-Enter submits the post. (In IE)
DThread keys: Click on a reply to position the blue bar. 'A'/'Z' move it up/down.
Jazztags: (they MUST be closed)
    r{ red }r     g{ green }g     /[ italic ]/     *[ bold ]*
    _[ underline ]_     -[ strike ]-     s[ sample ]s     o[ spoiler ]o  q[ (QUOTE) ]q