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Comment Re: Should be Windows GOLD (Score 1) 712

by dopeywan.kenobi on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @04:32PM (#42121803) Attached to: Windows Blue: Microsoft's Plan To Release a New Version of Windows Every Year

Pricing is much better and I think this direction is a good one for ms. However I do wonder how this lower price point is effecting windows 8 sales. I noticed the ars article yesterday claiming win8 was doing better than win7 at this time after release. But it is at a quarter the price right?! I guess that doesn't apply for oem copies but still

Submission + - Few Contribute To Aussie Classification Review (abc.net.au)

Submitted by dopeywan.kenobi on Monday July 11, 2011 @10:24PM

dopeywan.kenobi writes: The Australian Law Reform Commission are conducting a review of the Australian Classification laws, the outcome of which will influence Australian internet filtering and/or the long awaited R18+ Video Game classification. Public submissions on the matter have been accepted since 20th May 2011 and will close on the 15th July 2011.
From the article : "as yet only 80 public submissions have been made — 80 per cent of them from people who believe in government intervention for the sake of child protection. Considering, the furious debates within Australia's technology communities, does this reflect the national balance?"..."it's likely down to the media for failing to inform the public on the matter"

Having read the questionnaire I can't help but wonder if their convoluted phrasing is contributing to reports that people are only partially completing the form without submitting.

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