J
John Corliss
Warning: this post contains strong language because I feel very
strongly about what it discusses.
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Recently I posted this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframew...rary/en-us/dnguinet/html/drguinet0_update.asp
or, you can use this shorter one:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C3FE52F96
The link is to an article which finally and precisely lays out M$'s
motivation behind the huge ".NET" project. It really alarms me that
there has been so much (IMO) duplicity and nebulosity on M$'s part
regarding exactly what the HELL dotnet really is, but it should be
obvious to everybody by now that this is what Microsoft really excels
at. That and ripping off ideas (again, IMO). They're unable to be that
way however, when not addressing end users but rather programmers who
need to know what's really going on. The article at the link is
exactly that- addressed to programmers, not the end users who must be
kept in the dark.
The article at the link is sponsored by Microsoft, but in the first
few paragraphs you're supposed to believe that the author, this "Dr.
GUI", is making fun of Microsoft and is totally unbiased. Nothing
could be further from the truth since "Dr. GUI" is nothing but a
Microsoft employee writing for the Microsoft Developer's Network
(http://msdn.microsoft.com).
Now I've read most of this article and have noted the following
alarming portions (I added the asterisks):
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"Consider some of the trends in our industry. Many folks are moving
from using isolated PCs to using both PCs and a plethora of devices
connected to multiple applications simultaneously *via the Internet,
wired and wireless, baseband and broadband*. They're starting to
expect their important information to be available wherever they go,
on whatever device they use, in a form appropriate for that device.
And since information is available over the Internet, they'd like to
be able to combine raw data from multiple sources into meaningful
information. ***Finally, they expect to be able to use software
without the hassles of installation and upgrades***—and they expect
this to be much more reliable than PCs have ever been in the past."
*******************************
This is just so much euphemistic bullshit on Microsoft's part. It's an
attempt to convince the business world and the home user that they
really don't want to have software installed on their computers. A
comparable example is how they've tried to convince the courts that we
all need to have their shitty browser integrated into all versions of
their OS. In fact, having the browser integrated into all versions of
their OS further serves their goal of having all software become a
rented service rather than a product.
This next statement clinches my conviction that Microcrap is going to
**** us all in the end:
*******************************
"That and the .NET runtime's security and versioning features also
increase reliability and enable software to be ******sold as a service
rather than a product.******"
*******************************
In conjunction with the "Trusted Computing Initiative", Microsoft's
goal is to make sure that all computers are online all the time, that
there is no software installed on your computer, that you can't WRITE
software that your computer can use, and that the only software you
can use is RENTED (temporarily downloaded and installed on your
computer from the internet for a fee) ONLY FROM THEM.
Which way to the 55 gallon drum of vasoline?
**** Microsoft and all of the companies that are it's toadies (so far
I list Intel, AMD, Phoenix, HP/Compac and I'm sure there are MANY MANY
others.) It's time to start looking for alternatives.
strongly about what it discusses.
________________________________________
Recently I posted this link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframew...rary/en-us/dnguinet/html/drguinet0_update.asp
or, you can use this shorter one:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C3FE52F96
The link is to an article which finally and precisely lays out M$'s
motivation behind the huge ".NET" project. It really alarms me that
there has been so much (IMO) duplicity and nebulosity on M$'s part
regarding exactly what the HELL dotnet really is, but it should be
obvious to everybody by now that this is what Microsoft really excels
at. That and ripping off ideas (again, IMO). They're unable to be that
way however, when not addressing end users but rather programmers who
need to know what's really going on. The article at the link is
exactly that- addressed to programmers, not the end users who must be
kept in the dark.
The article at the link is sponsored by Microsoft, but in the first
few paragraphs you're supposed to believe that the author, this "Dr.
GUI", is making fun of Microsoft and is totally unbiased. Nothing
could be further from the truth since "Dr. GUI" is nothing but a
Microsoft employee writing for the Microsoft Developer's Network
(http://msdn.microsoft.com).
Now I've read most of this article and have noted the following
alarming portions (I added the asterisks):
*******************************
"Consider some of the trends in our industry. Many folks are moving
from using isolated PCs to using both PCs and a plethora of devices
connected to multiple applications simultaneously *via the Internet,
wired and wireless, baseband and broadband*. They're starting to
expect their important information to be available wherever they go,
on whatever device they use, in a form appropriate for that device.
And since information is available over the Internet, they'd like to
be able to combine raw data from multiple sources into meaningful
information. ***Finally, they expect to be able to use software
without the hassles of installation and upgrades***—and they expect
this to be much more reliable than PCs have ever been in the past."
*******************************
This is just so much euphemistic bullshit on Microsoft's part. It's an
attempt to convince the business world and the home user that they
really don't want to have software installed on their computers. A
comparable example is how they've tried to convince the courts that we
all need to have their shitty browser integrated into all versions of
their OS. In fact, having the browser integrated into all versions of
their OS further serves their goal of having all software become a
rented service rather than a product.
This next statement clinches my conviction that Microcrap is going to
**** us all in the end:
*******************************
"That and the .NET runtime's security and versioning features also
increase reliability and enable software to be ******sold as a service
rather than a product.******"
*******************************
In conjunction with the "Trusted Computing Initiative", Microsoft's
goal is to make sure that all computers are online all the time, that
there is no software installed on your computer, that you can't WRITE
software that your computer can use, and that the only software you
can use is RENTED (temporarily downloaded and installed on your
computer from the internet for a fee) ONLY FROM THEM.
Which way to the 55 gallon drum of vasoline?
**** Microsoft and all of the companies that are it's toadies (so far
I list Intel, AMD, Phoenix, HP/Compac and I'm sure there are MANY MANY
others.) It's time to start looking for alternatives.
