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Comment M$ liked piracy before ... (Score 1) 323

by fashkaat on Monday May 04, 2015 @10:14PM (#49617975) Attached to: Single Verizon IP Address Used For Hundreds of Windows 7 Activations

"It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not." -Bill Gates, Fortune Magazine, July 17 2007

Comment Re:What alternative ROM would you recommend? (Score 1) 179

by fashkaat on Thursday April 16, 2015 @11:48PM (#49491025) Attached to: Cyanogen Partners With Microsoft To Replace Google Apps

Buying Nokia smart phone division did not help Microsoft. It hurt Nokia phone. The same will go for CyanogenMod.

Comment Re:Fight within a platform, not between platforms (Score 1) 179

by fashkaat on Thursday April 16, 2015 @11:36PM (#49490973) Attached to: Cyanogen Partners With Microsoft To Replace Google Apps

| And IBM was a 500lb gorilla in those days like Google is today, a very different IBM than today. And a very different Microsoft than today.

Comment Re:Is that the best sales pitch they can offer? (Score 2) 105

by fashkaat on Monday April 13, 2015 @01:35AM (#49461089) Attached to: Microsoft and Miele Team Collaborate To Cook Up an IoT Revolution

I agree. What will happen if you down a recipe and use a different ingredient? Will you fight with your stove to change the settings. It sounds like a typical Microsoft product.

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