More Nonsense From Me

This is part of my nonsense series.

1.3 billion people can't be wrong. Chinese PC users are totally outraged at Microsoft's latest anti-piracy stunt, an every 60 minute black-out of your PC if you are running pirated Microsoft's software. For most Westerners who live in so called developed countries and don't have ready access to pirated software like they should, they are really outraged at the outrage. The Chinese demands to be left alone, and are so indignant at Microsoft's over priced and under powered software that they demand to use pirated software should Microsoft not price their software according to China's economic realities or whatever they think fit. And at least one lawyer is American enough to suggest fining Microsoft for $1 billion dollar for hacking into people's computers. Apparently, the Chinese government is getting involved in the case too, gently reminding Microsoft to reconsider its anti-piracy tactics used in China. Because you don't want to rub China the wrong way. The Chinese Olympics used Microsoft in the Olympics and looked what happened, one of the stadium screens actually showed the infamous Blue Screen Of Death. The otherwise most successful Beijing Olympics in modern history was forever tainted with this abhorrent BSOD.

I say just use Linux already. Or if you are into sensual computing then you know who to turn to.

I didn't make up the story, Reuters had it here.

Editor's note: When you are this big, you definitely have the advantage of size to leverage a deal that's to your absolute advantage, let the small people, like the Americans, pay full price. Just look at Wall Street, when you are this big and this influential, you just can't be wrong and even if when are wrong, you can't fail because failure is simply not an option.