Internet Explorer 7 for Pirated Windows

October 8, 2007 · Filed Under Security · Comment 

Internet Explorer 7 for Pirated Windows

Microsoft has removed the Windows Genuine Advantage validation requirement for installing Internet Explorer 7, Users running pirated or counterfeit copies of Windows XP can now download Internet Explorer 7.

It is about time Microsoft take a good look at their own monopoly tactic that they are so fond of during the 80’s, there are many more alternative brower out in the market that is willing to grab a share from those that can’t migrate from IE6 to IE7, and the biggest winner is non other than Firefox.

IE7’s uptake was dramatic late last year, when it went from about a 3 percent share in October to 18 percent in December, but growth has slowed. Since April, for instance, it has increased its share by four percentage points, almost all of it at the expense of the older IE6.

For those that are still using the Internet Explorer 6 or 7, my advice is, switch to Firefox for a safer and better browsing experience.

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Dell to Sell Linux PCs

February 26, 2007 · Filed Under Silicon Valley · 1 Comment 

dell sells linux computerAfter collecting thousand of online surveys from various country, Dell has announce the soon to be introduce Linux line of PCs for consumer. This is an interesting move considering that only a few months ago Dell introduce AMD as an alternative to Intel processor.

Such a configuration won’t soon unseat Microsoft’s dominance in the marketplace, the only person that is able to bring down Microsoft is they themselves, for example Windows would eventually evolve to a stage where it is almost perfect and there would be no reason for an upgrade. People would continue recycle and reuse older version of Windows to save cost. This would greatly impact Microsoft Revenue and future.

Giving the end user a choice between Linux and Windows is a good move but considering the fact that some people might take this as an advantage to install pirated version of Windows. My suggesting would be since Linux is free, Dell should have it pre-installed in every computer together with Wndows, this would provide the end user a choice between Linux and Windows.

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