Re: Drive-By Software Installations

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From: HT (asfafd_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 06:34:23 -0400

Congrats on learning new words but it wasn't an attack.

"William McIlroy" <WilliamMcIlroy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:995D775C-8683-4F39-9F95-B1D1914AD6A9@microsoft.com...
> Your reply falls into the category of "ad hominem" attacks. Do not attack
> the argument. Attack the debater. I've changed my mind. My computer is
the
> world's to use as it pleases. Especially scum-of-the-earth lowlife
> just-trying-to-make-a-living business types whose idea of marketing is to
put
> spyware on my computer.
>
> "HT" wrote:
>
> > "Director of Computer Laboratory"
> >
> > So you are some kid that sits in the school's computer lab waiting for
> > someone to ask a question.
> >
> > Rock on!
> >
> > "William McIlroy" <WilliamMcIlroy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:D24FC8B2-891C-423A-A437-951891BA4A94@microsoft.com...
> > > Somewhere in the dim past, Microsoft believed it would be a good idea
to
> > > allow anyone to download and install, without asking permission or a
howdy
> > > do, software on my grandma's computer. This opened the door to al
Qaeda,
> > > Cheesy Businesses, Greedy Bastards, Pimple Faced Computer Geniuses,
and,
> > in
> > > general, the scum of the Earth to install crap on computers. Very
> > offensive
> > > amongst these alter the way IE normally operates. It figures out what
> > > commercial item of interest you may be seeking and suggests something
more
> > or
> > > less equivalent from a competing business. This is completely immoral
and
> > > will, in the future, become a thing of the past. My computer is MY
> > computer,
> > > not some extension of commerce. If I don't want to see advertising,
> > beyond
> > > that which is necessary to support free sites that I visit of my own
> > > volition, my screen should not be cluttered with it. To whatever
extent
> > > Microsoft aids and abets this to happen, I point the finger of shame
at
> > Them.
> > > I strongly suggest that IE's successor will include means to notify
> > ordinary
> > > users at the time rude attempts are made to install software. I
really
> > > don't want to chase down Windows NT Services and COM objects that
ActiveX
> > > controls on Web pages can without hindrance install on my machine to
> > produce
> > > advertising in conjunction with IE. IE need not be so accomodating
nor
> > > silent when it happens. It is not sufficient to block all ActiveX
> > controls,
> > > or none of them. Finer control is wanted.
> > > --
> > > William McIlroy
> > > Director of Computing Laboratory
> >
> >
> >

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