Microsoft's anus is horribilis

SUBJECT: $48K Athlon Processor

Sorry guys, we goofed big time. The pricing shown for our Athlon processors was incorrectly posted at bulk pack (60 units) pricing, rather than individual units. Sorry again for the inconvenience.

On the other hand, if you are building a few highend machines for yourself and a few buddies, the bulk pack is perfect for you.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Andre Brysha
VP & Chief Marketing Officer
Ritz Interactive, Inc.

Subject: Patents wiki arrives

This theory (that the new website will help patent applicatin filers) ignores that fact that patent lawyers advise inventors to NOT research an idea. The premise is that if the USPTO office accepts an application w/o doing its homework, then even if the exact same idea exists already you will then have the rights to it.

Go ahead and tell me the system isn't broken...

Jim

Subject: intel and nvidia

I think that you guys should just play up the 70% marketshare that Intel currently has in the integrated market..

and talk more about some of the great accomplishments of nvidia over the years..

I mean.. they smashed 3dfx like a bug..

you really should just play up the reports that Nvidia and IBM will merge; to make it more interesting.. that would really be a lot of fun.. since IBM and AMD are soo close..

or talk about how nvidia is going to own everything in the future.

i just think that nvidia has done a wonderful job in the motherboard market for example.. and graphics cards of course..

I will stop using computers if Intel has anything to do with nvidia. talk about the antitrust ramifications.. I mean.. AMD should be allowed to merge with nvidia before Intel should be allowed.

aaron

Subject: AMD 50x15 being shunned?

Really, this page seems a little bit more optimistic.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Weblets/0,,7832_12095_12104_12105,00.html

News as recent as August the 4th this year

Matt

Subject: Microsoft "not having an annus horribilis", honest

Cut an 'n' out of "annus horribilis". I think Microsoft warrants it.

Of course Microsoft's having an "anus horribilis", a "hairy old lady". minimsft.blogspot.com documents it from the 'softy Boys perspective, if you want to toddle on over and have a look.

Microsoft's customers are revolting, Microsoft's employees are revolting, and it should come as no surprise that Microsoft's management is revolting - though in an entirely olfactory manner.

Microsoft's coming demise, real or virtual, should remind one never to cry out, "Liberty or Death" when the Dragon Keeper comes to collect on his debts.

wes parish

Subject: sony chief speaks

"Sony is well accepted in America as a best brand." says the chief of sony, but when did he last poll? I hear a lot of voices saying Sony has lost it, people complain about their product falling apart too soon, and about the general attitude, then there's people that read the technews and are unhappy with their rootkits and exploding batteries.

It all adds up to one PR disaster and I wonder when the last time was someone asked consumers what they thought of Sony in America.

Frankly at this stage I wonder if they should not buy Casio or some other company and release the PS3 under that brandname..

shaddup

Subject: ritzcamera

http://www.ritzcamera.com/processors-pg1_price+desc.htm?bct=t13024003%3Bcielectronics%3Bcicomputers%3Bcicomponents-hardware

The two CPUs are already sold out, but now, among other gems, you can find the world's priciest Sempron...

Subject: AMD 50x15

Hi,

Bit disappointed, it would have only taken 1 more click for you to see the actual press releases from AMD and not those of partners. You would have then realised that they are still actually working on it.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Weblets/0,,7832_12095_12104_12105,00.html

^ Try the above link.

Regards,

Darren Symington.

Subject: Vista a 'threat' to the national security of India

Microsoft's approach to piracy control bothers me for several reasons:

They treat you like a pirate unless you prove you are not. Not really in keeping with the spirit of most modern justice.

They have only been able to harm their paying customers to date. WGA was cracked within days of it's release (maybe faster?) The pirates only patched it and moved on. Paying customers were left with trying again to prove they're not pirates....

Given the security track record to date, of Microsoft and Windows, I can assume there will be attacks in the future that will target this feature and de-activate many leagal users PC's. I'm sure any pirates will be fine becouse they will have defeated it long before :)

Any country or economy should percieve Vista as a threat with the current abilities to remotely access, control, and disable the OS built in. I'm curious what contingency plans are in place at Microsoft in case the worst occurs and a virus creates a mass de-activation of PC,s and servers. How will they handle the flood of calls? How will they get businesses and home users back up and running in a timely manner?

I'm not really a conspiracy thoerist, but let's be realistic. For every person employed in Redmond trying to secure profits for Microsoft, there are probably a thousand people out there trying to exploit any weaknesses in the OS, with time on their side. Right now, I would feel more secure moving to Vista if I did have a cracked version WITHOUT Microsoft's piracy control. I think they have some PR work to do and lots of questions that need be answered.

-Regards, Jim

Subject: Bombay Blogger - Vista Garb

I honestly don't understand why INQ would post this garbage (aside from it being anti-MS). Some random Indian blogger posts a few anti-Gates posts in his blog, and a reputable source of information, like yourself, puts the story up like it's the Gospel.

Why don't you just post a story about not buying Vista because George Bush helps the CIA, which is in cohouts with Bill Gates, who a blogger said liked Michael Jackson. If this team of American nitwits get's together, they will take over your computers, crash them and rape your children. Especially if you're Indian, nevermind the spyware.

How did you find this? Do you search all day for every type of anti-M$ garb to post if you can't find anything viable?

Mataroo

Subject: Blu-ray movies

I think that "added value" on Blu-ray movies shall be seen on the customer's bill. What if I just want the damned vanilla movie?

Greetings from Mexico ;)
raskolnikov

Subject: Stolen Votes

Of course the last US election has been stolen!

Yeaaa!

The Euro socialists just can't get over themselves and accept the fact that the majority of voting Americans actually voted for Bush. Horrors!!!

God Bless America.

Vad,
an eastern european refugee from Communism.

Subject: Vista a 'threat' to the national security of India

MICROSUCKS = SCUM and perpetual violation of anti-trust laws. As such MICROSUCKS deserves a $100 BILLION fine and suspension of all sales until they pay the fine and comply with all laws and court rulings.

Anyone foolish enough to use Vista deserves what they get or don't.

Bandy

Subject: COD3 Petitionon

Hey there,

Please would u take a look at this and put it on the theinquirer please as many of use want this game in pc format.

Thanks.

http://www.petitiononline.com/Cod3pc/petition.html

craig mitchell

Subject: Gripped gun

well know u said about it being the most popular everyone's gonna click on it !

ah well i guess its funny :D

Subject: Bullet-Proof Elections - the Geek Way

Ok, voting machines cannot be guaranteed to be bullet-proof. Anyone who knows a decent amount about computer software & hardware gets that.

But why is it so hard to envision a simple audit trail to absolutely guarantee the authenticity of any election?

1) Make sure every voting machine spits out a paper receipt with a unique transaction number and the vote(s) recorded.

2) Make public a web site that displays *every* receipt number and its vote(s). Ok, it might be 300 million database records, but a simple menu across the top will let anyone drill down to their receipt number and confirm their vote was recorded correctly. We'll file this exercise as each Citizen's Responsibility. (It's important to note that having a citizen enter a receipt number to see those particular ballot results will not be secure since it would take a different path through the web site software, and reduce anonimity).

3) Democracity loving geeks everywhere will write code to scan that (huge) web site and confirm the final totals.

It seems so simple. What am I missing?

Wspencer