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----- Original Message -----
From: "Holland Richards" <hwrichards@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: Microsoft : Grave is ready Second Edition
> neo,
>
> I just up graded one machine to SE. I don't think you can up grade to SE
> from the web. Could you expand on what you were doing and when the lock
up
> occurs and what you did to recover?
>
> Holland
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neo" <neo1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 5:03 AM
> Subject: RE: Microsoft : Grave is ready Second Edition
>
>
> > Somewhat off topic. I use 98. If I try to upgrade to SE from either the
> disk
> > or the web my system always locks up. Have tried it several times.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > neo
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Daniel Martinez
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 4:23 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Off Topic : Microsoft : Grave is ready. WARNING!!!
> >
> >
> > Last year the Justice Department lost an appeal to the USA Supreme
> > Court. Legal analysts are now saying there is little chance MSFT will
> > be broken up. Moreover, with a new president in office, there is even
> > less of a chance this will happen. I would like to see MSFT broken up
> > because they have become too powerful. Not only do they have an O/S
> > monopoly, but since 1997 they have taken over the Office software and
> > programming language categories.
> >
> > I don't have any problem with MSFT having a monopoly with O/S's. We
> > need a standard for all software app cos. to abide by. Personally I
> > like my Win98 (1). I finally have it running the way I want. I'd
> > like to upgrade to Win98 SE. However, I don't think it's right they
> > control all 3 categories.
> >
> > I don't know why Rajesh doesn't like MSFT's products. I do not plan
> > to upgrade to ME or XP yet because of the new copyright protection
> > schemes they allegedly contain. See my old post to another forum
> > below. If you have a lot of MP3's, you should be aware of this
> > issue. Still, if someone needs to buy a new system next year, surely
> > the O/S will be Windows ME/XP. All of the best trading related
> > software is written in Windows. You cannot get around this.
> >
> > Daniel.
> >
> >
> > ===================================
> > WARNING!!! Windows ME & WHISTLER (Windows XP) Contain New Copyright
> > Protection Schemes
> >
> > Windows ME & WHISTLER or Windows XP are supposed to come with the new
> > Secure Audio Path (SAP) copyright protection schemes. They are
> > designed to protect against users who like to download multimedia
> > files (MP3's, MPEG's, etc...) and burn them onto CD-RW's. ME & XP
> > defeat the purpose of having a PC. If M$ carries out this scheme,
> > owning a PC is going to be as boring as it was during the '80's. It
> > looks to me as though they are well on their way to implementation:
> >
> > The Register Feb 15, 2001:
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/16959.html
> >
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/16933.html
> >
> > This one has some alarming details:
> > http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,41614,00.html?tw=wn20010213
> >
> > It contains details about Secure Audio Path
> >
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/psdk/wm_media/wmf
> > orm/htm/understandingsecureaudiopath.htm
> >
> > Secure Audio Path (SAP) adds static to copyrighted files. It says SAP
> > is already included in ME (but doesn't seem to be activated yet).
> > "The SAP system was first included in Windows ME, and will be bundled
> > in Windows XP". I think Windows Media Player 7 has these protections.
> >
> > ===================================
> >
> >
> > Rajesh M wrote:
> >
> > > I have been an huge admirer of Microsoft. From what I see now this
> > > time round Microsoft has surely dug its grave and is just building
> > > the coffin for itself. Its only a matter of time.Microsoft will be
> > > broken up. No amount of political lobbying is going to help
> > > Microsoft this time round, i.e. if the politicians want to have the
> > > people on their side. Eventually the free market and peoples power
> > > will prevail. Microsoft will not be able to hide behind the
> > > bushes. I for one will not be upgrading or buying any more office
> > > products for my personal use. No XPs for me. Switching to Linux
> > > (buggy but it sure would make me happy to support it). Unless
> > > microsoft take a 180 degree turn right now ala Intel, the company as
> > > you know it today will be history. When the Euphoria sets into the
> > > pricing of MSFT I will be there on the top and will short it all the
> > > way. Anyone here betting that I will have to chew and munch my
> > > word? Regards Rajehs
> >
> >
> >
>
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