Re: Java and avoiding software piracy?

On Jul 24, 1:04 pm, "Oliver Wong" <ow...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Apparently, Microsoft wants to get into the software-renting business,
with Windows 7 (the successor to Vista):http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070722-2010-a-windows-7-odysse...

Well, that tears it. In another decade or so WinME will be only the
THIRD worst consumer OS ever!

I have no intention of ever even getting Vista, let alone this
proposed even-worse (P)OS.

I fully intend to resurrect an aging machine, rescue any remaining
data on it not long since copied, and turn it into a Ubuntu box
someday soon. If MS keeps up with this and copyright takes long enough
to up and die, I'll probably have to eventually migrate to using it or
something similar as my primary OS and relegate MS stuff to just a
games machine at some point. Or give up on games <sigh>...

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