Hm . Well, the bookstore is has book after book after book on Windows 7
alone. IMHO, it's not Microsoft's fault if they don't RTFM.
With Windows 7, the users who won't have a clue are experiencing a much
lower malware infection rate than with with Windows XP. Now Microsoft has
introduced an anti-piracy measure. While I personally think a one-time
check should be sufficient, I do understand their reasons for having the
software phone home. As long as it's optional and they don't force the
phone homes then, don't see why anyone would have a problem with it. Sure
many users who won't have a clue will get caught with their pirate pants
down - but maybe it is time to expose all these copyright violations going
on anyway.
"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 144:13 -0500, "Pulse" <pulse@nospam.net> wrote:
>
>>They article didn't say they (Microsoft) are caving in to China; the
>>article
>>said that the rollout for China will be *delayed* until summer.
>>
>>My guess is that Microsoft is not ready. When it hits China, there will be
>>a
>>deluge of computers flagged as running illegitimate copies. Microsoft is
>>probably preparing some way to enable its China customers to become
>>legitimate en masse. On top of that Microsoft doesn't always get along all
>>that well with Red Communist political parties and governments and
>>probably
>>don't want to seem too pushy too fast.
>>
>>Regardless, you can just deselect then right-click on the update and
>>select
>>"Hide update" and never be bothered with it again, if your computer is
>>configured properly.
>
> Sure, you can "just deselect it", but that assumes that you know which
> update to deselect. It's being discussed here so many of us will know
> about it and what to look for, but the average Windows user won't have
> a clue and will happily accept it.
>