Digital BW, The Print

--On 24 September 2004 01:45 -0400 "Editor P.O.V. Image Service" 
<editor@...> wrote:

> Anthony G. Atkielski wrote:
>
>> Editor P.O.V. Image Service writes:
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>>
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>>> The only problem is that after April 2005 the upgrade will not be
>>> preventable on any PC hooked up to the net..
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This is true only if you have Automatic Update or Windows Update Service
>> installed and enabled (AU is installed and enabled by default on XP).
>>
>> Needless to say, I've turned it off.
>>
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> So had I, but apparently it will ignore the registry key disabling that
> update..
>
> Whether they will force the service on, is another issue, but it doesn't
> look good..
>
> Personally, I wonder who will have access to my machine with the
> "update." That whole Adobe Counterfeit Deterrence Software blackbox has
> me admittedly a bit paranoid..
> Keith
>
>
> Keith Krebs
>


If MS even think of doing this, will they not be doing something immoral, 
if not illegal?? If they do do this and some major personage or company has 
a major system melt-down as a result... Yes, that is another debate but 
ever happened to making one's own choices on these matters???

IAK