Re: WGA Ain't So Bad
- From: "Rhonda Lea Kirk" <rhondalea@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 09:29:11 -0400
Leythos wrote:
Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote:
Leythos wrote:
Alias wrote
Ano Nym wrote:
If you want to worry about something intrusive, read this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/02/washington/02records.html
This is one of the many reasons, as an ex-pat American, I am glad I
don't live in the USA anymore.
That said, WGA still makes me very angry.
Except that you don't have any more privacy in any other country,
even less in most, than you did when you lived in the USA. If you
really think that Spain offers you more privacy, well, lets just
say you really are delusional.
I'm not a world traveler, Leythos, but most of my friends are, and
many of my friends are native to other countries, including Spain.
I'm pretty sure the Alias is not delusional anyway, but your
statement makes you sound provincial.
Were it not for the weather, however, I would choose Norway over
Spain.
Today, in the newspaper, interesting stats on Piracy:
Piracy rates held steady in 2005 (meaning number of units pirated),
but the LOSS of revenue increased by more than $1.5 Million!
Interesting that China's piracy rate dropped 4%, but they attribute it
to Government and Educational groups and software being
"Pre-Installed" on machines.
It was also interesting that the BIGGEST piracy rates increased in
several countries: Bolivia, Guatemala, Greece, Italy, Pakistan,
Paraguay, Portigual, and SPAIN!
The USA has the lowest piracy rate in the world, but one in every five
software applications being used is illegal.
Seems like MS has some very valid reasons to implement WGA based on
the above information.
First of all, this is a non-sequitur to accusing Alias of being
delusional.
Second of all, you haven't cited a source for your statistics. "The
newspaper" means nothing to me, because most newspapers never get it
right. So from whence come these numbers?
But letting both points lie for a moment, let's apply the logic in your
last paragraph. Do you think it would be perfectly reasonable for the US
government to begin tomorrow going door to door and searching for
evidence of...whatever it feels like, as long what it's searching for is
illegal?
Really?
The reason that the USA holds itself superior above all other countries
is because of the freedoms given to its citizens. That's what we say,
anyway. Start taking that away, and what's left?
WGA lets Microsoft into my computer, which is nearly the same as letting
it into my home. I see some people jumping up and down about IP
addresses and demographics, but I'm a little more concerned about my HDD
serial number, because it leads straight back to me.
So not only is Microsoft doing all that I've argued before, it is also,
most definitely, collecting personally identifiable information.
You're trying to defend the indefensible, Leythos. It's like beating
your head against a brick wall.
rl
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Rhonda Lea Kirk
Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff
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