[Cyrax9]

OK Pika, now that there's steam comng out of my ears, here's three good reasons this can't/won't happen. I was just reading about ti yeaterday ad fuming so now I'll tel you why it won't happen.


1. Micro$haft's monopoly is geting rediculous, a few "good" lawyers can shut this down easily if it gets out of control, in 2004 the US will have anoter presidential eection, George W. Bush might have cancer, if you live in the uS and Vote for him, you'd essentialy be re-electing a problem, tu in 2004 the pwoer will likely shift to the democrast aain, the reason is because of the nations current status, if Bush dies, Vice President Dick Cheney becomes the president of the USA, Dick Cheney is prone to heart-attacks, strees increases heart attacks, guess what the most stressful job in the USA and the world is? We'd essentialy be electing a dead-man.

If the democrats get back into office in 2004, the first thing they wat to do is dissolve Macro$oft because of there "illegal monopoly", this means that the bill that President Bush Vetoed to dissolve Micro$mack will be tried again and the new president will sign it, republicans are for "big buisness", Bush is a republican, and all he had to do to stop M$ was to sign hisx name, he chose not too, remember that in 2k4 if you live in the USA and are over 18 on election day.


2. Aside from this being an illegal practice, do you think eveyone will go out and by a Palladium Machine? The short answer is no, people will revolt against using Computers, they'll use ther Macs, Linux systems, and Pentieums until they fall apart peice by peice, a few idiots will buy the new Micro$oft software and it'l be worthles in a few months, the Palladium that M$ is trying to succeed with wil be it's own downfall. People would rather not use a PC than use a PC that dosen't work.

3. The money isn't tere for the acverage consumer, freeware is legal in the uSA under the first Amendment to the Consitution, the fist ten amendments ca NOT be changed, they are the bill of rights and the first amendment is the "Right to free speech", this means that if someone wants to distribute something, such as a freeware program and M$ won't allow it, they have just broken another law, Bill gates beter have some new court dates ready, he's gonna neeed them!

I'll even throw in a fourth reason.

4. Since this deals with countries other than the US, including Great Briittain, Japan, China, Canada, the Neatherlandfs and the rest f the world, if the US goverment dosen't stop ilergal practices by Micrsoft, the United Naions will, and Bill Gates will wind up in a fedeal prison with POWs.


In short, Pallaidium will fal flat on it's ass the minute it starts, I hope you enjoy this, becauxse I'm now off to bitch to som people in congress ad send this thread to anyone I know who can make a differance against this. Remember, if I on't like what new PC's wll have on them, I won't buy one, if I can't get online in a year or two, than I'l sop using the net, Microsoft is not going to win this, and as for security in Palladium, don't make me laugh. If Viruses are easy at the Software level, all someone needs to do is to creat a "virus" that "overclocks" your Palladium chip and turns it into a nice crispy Piece of Crap, the M$ Certifcation will be cracked within minutes, and the Palladium chips will make Windows XP look like High-Quality Software. Also, you know that bad surge protector that keeps shorting out? Wathc the Palladium chips short out and kill your PC's. Either way M$ loses, even if they get there chips out, people will avoid them or destroy them, M$ has gotten into a catch 22, and they aren't going to get out easily if at all. The day the Paladium chips are released, turn all of your PC's off, watch as the few iditos who buy these POS's try and use them when there HP printers stop working, there copy of AOHel dosen't work, and there HDD fries. Then turn the news on the next day and watc the angry mobs at electroncis stores shoot the owners who sold the craap M$ put out, keep that in mind when you think aboutyour next PC as well.