tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post6164216652828937082..comments2023-10-05T06:47:34.462-06:00Comments on Mandriva Linux Chronicles: Microsoft Windows 7 Starter EULA and customer abuseMechatotorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-37304388986774553282013-01-04T09:58:35.504-06:002013-01-04T09:58:35.504-06:00Este comentario ha sido eliminado por un administrador del blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108141926124848017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-15115240439443854002010-10-28T01:21:11.894-06:002010-10-28T01:21:11.894-06:00Do they think that one is that gullible or that on...<em>Do they think that one is that gullible or that one has amnesia and is therefore incapable of recollecting the past?</em><br /><br />heh heh :-)Madshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687417855977030087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-11477181188217652010-10-27T21:55:24.370-06:002010-10-27T21:55:24.370-06:00Yes...they should clarify it as they did regarding...Yes...they should clarify it as they did regarding returning Windows for a refund! They should also be ashamed of treating customers like that, but it is asking too much...Megatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268018256762186695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-11305285399156590722010-10-27T21:51:19.607-06:002010-10-27T21:51:19.607-06:00Hola, Mads!
¡¡Gracias por la información!!
So, acc...Hola, Mads!<br />¡¡Gracias por la información!!<br />So, according to them, 3rd party software does not violate the EULA. Good to know! That will make my nights better...<br /><br />This part of the answer is funny, though:<br />"We are well aware that there is competition in the market for example. media players, but we have no monopoly on anything"<br /><br />Do they think that one is that gullible or that one has amnesia and is therefore incapable of recollecting the past?<br /><br />I do not trust liars. They should clarify that in the EULA if they actually mean it.Mechatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-61026054139008436502010-10-27T06:16:42.630-06:002010-10-27T06:16:42.630-06:00Hola
They have responded me ; (Google translate,...Hola<br /><br /><br />They have responded me ; (Google translate, i'm in a hurry :-) )<br /><br />Hi Mads<br /><br /> <br /><br />Thank you for your interest.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I can make a few examples of what is meant.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Change the Windows core files to add or remove functionality.<br /><br />Forcing the OS to operate with multiple processors or more RAM than it is designed.<br /><br />To isolate and extract individual modules to the software and using them to run a program like Windows in its entirety can not run.<br /><br /> <br /><br />When it comes to 3-party software that is designed to run on Windows as a platform, such as in this case, VLC player, then there is nothing wrong with that. Most of the applications running on Windows was not developed by Microsoft anyway.<br /><br /> <br /><br />You may install what you want. Is it a Microsoft program, so we require that you license it properly. If you install a program we have developed, we recommend you adhere to the manufacturer's licensing rules.<br /><br />But we can not and will not choose for you what applications you prefer to use - it is not intended or intent with Microsoft Windows. We invite all software developers worldwide to develop software that can run on our platform.<br /><br /> <br /><br />We are well aware that there is competition in the market for example. media players, but we have no monopoly on anything. If you choose Media Player, so you must do it because you think it is the best software, and just like this for VLC and all the others.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I wrote a feedback to our headquarters about FLAC format and recommended that Microsoft includes the codec in Media Player.Madshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687417855977030087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-81245263365620506262010-10-22T02:30:59.095-06:002010-10-22T02:30:59.095-06:00@ Mads,
Please tell us what they say. In my expe...@ Mads,<br /><br />Please tell us what they say. In my experience, they keep contradicting the very same policies that EULAs establish (as in the case of whether or not you have a legal right to acquire an OEM Windows 7 license if you build your own computer, for example), but one never knows.Mechatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-10860250514022181842010-10-21T04:08:40.582-06:002010-10-21T04:08:40.582-06:00Ha! now i have read the link that you provided. Th...Ha! now i have read the link that you provided. That paragraph 8 is rather ridiculous ; <br /><br />work around any technical limitations in the software;<br /><br />Ok i can't play FLAC files out-of-the-box on my Windows 7 Ultimate installation. Am i violating the terms?? hah hah pretty funny. Anyways i have sent a mail to Microsoft in Denmark.<br /><br />ciaoMadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687417855977030087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-41056861922572922892010-10-21T03:42:34.063-06:002010-10-21T03:42:34.063-06:00Install VLC on Windows Starter 7 and then you can ...Install VLC on Windows Starter 7 and then you can play your DVD movies --> http://bestnetbookreviewz.com/2009/12/vlc-media-player-dvd-playback-freeware-windows7-starter/<br /><br />cheersMadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687417855977030087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-3585733524041140462010-10-20T07:38:41.210-06:002010-10-20T07:38:41.210-06:00The most offensive technical limitation of W7 Star...<em>The most offensive technical limitation of W7 Starter is the inability to watch a DVD even if you hook up an external DVD reader. </em><br /><br /><br />Then it is a good thing that you can watch the DVD with VLC on your Windows 7 Starter ed. ;-)<br /><br />/MadsMadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687417855977030087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-35344855141504033292010-10-17T10:49:05.879-06:002010-10-17T10:49:05.879-06:00Well, I've read of Microsoft supporters who fe...Well, I've read of Microsoft supporters who felt totally enraged by Win7 Starter innovations...and they are right to feel that way.Megatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268018256762186695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-61375174778828519472010-10-17T08:12:59.962-06:002010-10-17T08:12:59.962-06:00@ anónimo
Is that so? If true, that goes beyond ...@ anónimo<br /><br />Is that so? If true, that goes beyond outrage. (And I constantly listen to whiners say that Linux "limits" what they can do with their computer because of lack of drivers!)Mechatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816943718402270287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-1493718461277472652010-10-17T01:48:23.541-06:002010-10-17T01:48:23.541-06:00The most offensive technical limitation of W7 Star...The most offensive technical limitation of W7 Starter is the inability to watch a DVD even if you hook up an external DVD reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514795258871703434.post-27638348638660791962010-10-15T08:48:08.230-06:002010-10-15T08:48:08.230-06:00"You may not work around technical limitation..."You may not work around technical limitations" doesn't apply to viruses because that's not a limitation for Windows...actually, it's one of its strongest points: when it comes to Windows viruses and malware, the possibilities are unlimited. Do you see? :P<br /><br />Now...about the background limitation...maybe Microsoft's lawyers are waiting for enough people to change their backgrounds with 3rd party software and then they will make their move: suing both the users AND the companies that caused such a "terrible offense" to their great software and therefore caused moral damage to the geniuses who designed Win7 $tarter.Megatotorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268018256762186695noreply@blogger.com