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Can you imagine the backlash if\when this happens? I really hope Microshaft does this because it will be the perfect opportunity for all of us Linux users to say to people "Yea that's why I don’t use windows. Here, try this live cd and tell me what you think". It can only be a benefit for the Linux community. So all of you get those live cd's ready to pass out!!! Article can be read here..
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=84

What? No comments from anybody?

dookiesmack wrote:What? No comments from anybody?

Yeah. Don't use Microsoft software!

Microsoft have become dominant because of the ease of copying. Back in the day if a company had licensed windows and office you could use it at home. That was changed but the mentality that it was OK to copy software was instilled in the population.

I don't think that they will go as far as turning off Windows - that would switch people to Linux and they know it. It's far more likely that Microsoft will just switch off functionality in windows and turn it into bug ware. (no pun intended)

The idea of a killswitch has got to be the dumbest fukkin thing I've ever heard of! I would not want to be a Microsoft tech support guy if they do implement the damn thing. I know there could be massive problems with that crap..even where I work.

I for one wish they would have implemented a kill switch a long time ago. For one,those people illegally using MS software should be called on the carpet and at the very leat prevented from using the software until it is properly registered. Windows aside, a kill switch needs to be implemented across their entire product line.

Even more, I'd like to see MS release a "free" (as in beer) compliance component to their server product enforcing proper licensing for enterprise, small business and education environments. The current licensing management scheme is a mess, it needs to be centralized and enforced. When you install office or another product it should hit this server and verify whether you have a license. If not, the software should be disabled.

Same for windows. It should disable the product if your license is not valid. I'm sick of having to go through all sorts of shit when people don't have proper licenses for their software. Why should I be the one appearing as the hard ass bad guy when I refuse to break the law for them. Put the onus where it belongs, on MS. It's their software, their licensing, your only renting it.

Whether this pushes people to Linux, *BSD, OS X or not be damned; let's make them honest. Let's see MS put there money where their mouth is.

I understand the whole part of pirating software..thats all fine and dandy. But what about the people that just dont wanna add the buggy-ass patches? Thats where the whole argument started was when they put the authorization mess inside the auto updates

"I for one wish they would have implemented a kill switch a long time ago. For one,those people illegally using MS software should be called on the carpet and at the very leat prevented from using the software until it is properly registered. Windows aside, a kill switch needs to be implemented across their entire product line. "

I totally agree with this dan - I am sick of people thinking just because I am in IT I can get them all kinds of windows software for free.

I do hope they implement this and the sheeple start actually paying for their software. You don't know how many people I run across who think it is okay to install software because they have it at work. I am sick of being microsoft's middle man and explaining their license or trying to explain it. Let microsoft deal with it and then I will deal with the sheeple when they get sick of paying microsoft and install linux for them.

Yup, the more I think about it the more this seems to be a great idea. I hope Microshaft fully implements it and enforces it to the fullest.

Judland wrote:Yup, the more I think about it the more this seems to be a great idea. I hope Microshaft fully implements it and enforces it to the fullest.

I have a completely legal version of Windows XP installed on one of my systems. I don't use it very often, but occasionally I need it.

If Microsoft decides to punish me because I won't install their spyware, it'll piss me off. Not that I don't already have a dim view of many Microsoft practices. I should be able to install updates as I see fit. "Install our spyware or no more updates" is not acceptable to me.

Punishing people who actually pay for Windows is a bad idea, but it seems to be the trend. I'm sure people with stolen copies of Windows will just get newer stolen copies with this latest hack cracked so it doesn't work.

Gomer_X wrote:If Microsoft decides to punish me because I won't install their spyware, it'll piss me off. Not that I don't already have a dim view of many Microsoft practices. I should be able to install updates as I see fit. "Install our spyware or no more updates" is not acceptable to me.

Punishing people who actually pay for Windows is a bad idea, but it seems to be the trend. I'm sure people with stolen copies of Windows will just get newer stolen copies with this latest hack cracked so it doesn't work.

Don't get me wrong. I agree with you fully, here. I don't like the way Microshaft treats their customers (as theives until proven otherwise), which is one of the reasons why I'm not a Microshaft customer.

Judland wrote:Don't get me wrong. I agree with you fully, here. I don't like the way Microshaft treats their customers (as theives until proven otherwise), which is one of the reasons why I'm not a Microshaft customer.

Right. I just think it's a stupid move on their part. If I didn't need to interact with people who use only Windows, and test stuff on Windows I'd wipe my Windows partition.

Seems like before long I won't have the option to care about Windows users anymore.