Re: Vista and XSI? Back to VISTA

[Robert Ramsay <Robert_Ramsay(at)cbc.ca>]

and there is this.
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005104.php

Robert Moodie wrote:
> No need for spyware - just ask it nicely ;-)
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6320865.stm
> (no more from me - promise!)
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* peter boeykens <mailto:peter_b(at)skynet.be>
>     *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM <mailto:XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
>     *Sent:* Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:41 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: Vista and XSI? Back to VISTA
>
>     from the looks of it, a spyware tool should remove vista then ;-)
>
>         One would hope, Jordi, that you have enough understanding of
>         technology
>         to understand what a spyware removal tool does.
>
>             -----Original Message-----
>             *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
>             <mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM>
>             [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]*On Behalf Of *jordibares
>             *Posted At:* Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:44 PM
>             *Posted To:* xsi
>             *Conversation:* Vista and XSI? Back to VISTA
>             *Subject:* Re: Vista and XSI? Back to VISTA
>
>             BTW, back to VISTA
>
>
>             http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6319845.stm
>
>
>             Or this little extract
>
>
>             “Vista's legal fine print includes extensive provisions
>             granting Microsoft the right to regularly check the
>             legitimacy of the software and holds the prospect of
>             deleting certain programs without the user's knowledge”
>
>             And
>
>             “Once operational, the agreement warns that Windows
>             Defender will, by default, automatically remove software
>             rated "high" or "severe" even though that may result in
>             other software ceasing to work or mistakenly result in the
>             removal of software that is not unwanted.”
>
>             And
>
>             “Moreover, he calculated that the technological controls
>             would require considerable consumption of computing power
>             with the system conducting 30 checks each second to ensure
>             that there are no attacks on the security of the premium
>             content.”
>
>
>
>             NICE
>
>             jb 


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