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Windows 8 OEM specs may block Linux booting
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RE: Windows 8 OEM specs may block Linux booting
(21/09/2011 04:25 AM)Barcelona Wrote:  This is bullchocolate, what gives microsoft the right to lockdown our computers!!? its not an xbox, so they have no buissines with it, fudge you microsoft, im gonna enjoy seeing your new dip in sales!

i highly doubt a dip in sales will happen.

not everybody is us.

i.e. the vast majority of people couldn't care less about this sort of stuff.

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This is not a great move :/ Fudge that..

Well I might as well stay on 7 if I still have this chocolatety pc.

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RE: Windows 8 OEM specs may block Linux booting
(21/09/2011 05:30 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  
(21/09/2011 04:25 AM)Barcelona Wrote:  This is bullchocolate, what gives microsoft the right to lockdown our computers!!? its not an xbox, so they have no buissines with it, fudge you microsoft, im gonna enjoy seeing your new dip in sales!

i highly doubt a dip in sales will happen.

not everybody is us.

i.e. the vast majority of people couldn't care less about this sort of stuff.

Well, thos people must be eliminated! >:O

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in before the community does what they want anyway, and microsoft is forced to remove it after everyone bypasses it anyway

maybe it can go hang out with UAC

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(21/09/2011 12:55 AM)Silvertie Wrote:  
(20/09/2011 10:54 PM)trademark91 Wrote:  FUCK Microsoft. I prefer Apple ro Microsoft now.

Whoa, whoa, now; let's not be hasty. Some things can't be unsaid.

eh, I have for a while now.

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Well its only if they want to run with the windows 8 logo on the system, so only things with the logo on will need this stupid thing on it, so I see it as dells having it on but not mobos for custom PC's :), hopefully lol

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^ what he said, ur all over reacting.

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NO MAN NO
FIRST THEY TAKE AWAY OUR UNSIGNED BOOTING
THEN THEY MOVE US INTO GHETTOS

THEN THEY CREMATE US ALL AND GIVE US FREE "SHOWERS"

OH SHIT
ITS THE END I TELL YOU!
THE END!

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(21/09/2011 05:30 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  
(21/09/2011 04:25 AM)Barcelona Wrote:  This is bullchocolate, what gives microsoft the right to lockdown our computers!!? its not an xbox, so they have no buissines with it, fudge you microsoft, im gonna enjoy seeing your new dip in sales!

i highly doubt a dip in sales will happen.

not everybody is us.

i.e. the vast majority of people couldn't care less about this sort of stuff.

Wee are probably tiny compared to the amount who just buy a PC without knowing what it is or does.

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(21/09/2011 10:36 AM)amoonrabbit Wrote:  
(21/09/2011 05:30 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  
(21/09/2011 04:25 AM)Barcelona Wrote:  This is bullchocolate, what gives microsoft the right to lockdown our computers!!? its not an xbox, so they have no buissines with it, fudge you microsoft, im gonna enjoy seeing your new dip in sales!

i highly doubt a dip in sales will happen.

not everybody is us.

i.e. the vast majority of people couldn't care less about this sort of stuff.

Wee are probably tiny compared to the amount who just buy a PC without knowing what it is or does.

Yeah wee're just an ant on the moon.

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