UnseenMenace said:
I know that the choice allready exists and it is not this that I find oppressive, it is the fact that Microsoft have appeared to have gone out of their way to make removing system features I do not desire as hard as possible that I find oppressive...
you are an easily oppressed man UnseenMenace.
Though I too feel Microsoft uses its power to push its Software on users rather then having them make a choice first off.
I feel no psychological or mental burden about having to have the MS software installed, I do wish I could remove the items I do not use, to conserve HD space and possibly integrate the software I like better.
BUT I do have a choice, I can use Linux, People whom feel oppressed by Microsoft are oppressed because they do not want to make a voice for them selves, for the amount of people who complain about MS oppression and Lack of choice you would think linux would have a large Marketshare, and that game developers would be making Linux games. They do not, because there is no demand, people allow them selves to be oppressed, every game I buy for Windows, I send and e-mail to the company asking for linux suport,
When a time comes that WIndows XP no longer supports games, if the game I want is not suported in Linux, then they will recive and e-mail to the effect that I did not purchase there game do to lack of suport, for I do not plan to spend 200 dollars on longhorn when it comes out unless it is a fanominal OS, which I dought.
Your Oppression is self inflicted you have a choice, and there is no change with out sacrifice. if you are a gamer, e-mail game companies saying you will no longer be buying there software until it is supported by linux. Every game you want, do not buy until it is suported by linux, and be sure to send e-mails, if people truly want a choice they must sacrifice.
its good to be on a forum I can argue with a mod and have no worries of being banned
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UnseenMenace said:
Obviously at this point I should hold my hands up and admit that perhaps I should have phrased my poll question better
But its a bit late for that !!
Like yourself Im very pro choice and considered that this would be clearly reflected in the poll, which is what shocked me... Perhaps the results are a reflection of the question I asked rather than if people desire the choice to remove it cleanly without having to hack the OS.
Very well presented statements, what can I say
Your Poll question should have read
"Would you Like the Option of having a WMP-less Windows"
Yes
No
Don't use Windows
Don't Care
