News Item: : "Windows 7 Sins"
(Category: Windows)
Posted by Brad R
Friday 08 January 2010 - 12:20:02
I knew that the Free Software Foundation had closed their "BadVista" site, which had documented many of the reasons not to use Windows Vista. But I only just learned that they've started a similar effort to persuade people not to use Windows 7.
As part of the campaign, they have sent letters to 499 of the Fortune 500 firms*, and to 500 non-profit organizations. From the former:
If you operate a business, or a non-profit group, you might be interested to read the relevant letter in full. And then start planning a move away from Microsoft products.
* Microsoft is the 500th.
This news item is from Goodbye, Microsoft®
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(Category: Windows)
Posted by Brad R
Friday 08 January 2010 - 12:20:02
I knew that the Free Software Foundation had closed their "BadVista" site, which had documented many of the reasons not to use Windows Vista. But I only just learned that they've started a similar effort to persuade people not to use Windows 7.
As part of the campaign, they have sent letters to 499 of the Fortune 500 firms*, and to 500 non-profit organizations. From the former:
Like its plans to include DRM restrictions with Windows Vista, Microsoft's continued attacks against the security, privacy and freedom of your organization, are no mistake. Microsoft has a history of manipulating computer manufacturers into installing its products onto the computers you purchase.
With its most recent actions, it further threatens computing standards by polluting and perverting the OpenDocument standard with its own XML-based file format.
Because of Microsoft, many decision makers in America are now wholly dependent on the Windows operating system for their business computing.
The root cause of this dependency is proprietary software (not free/libre) and with the release of Windows 7, you have an opportunity to break your organization's dependency on it.
With its most recent actions, it further threatens computing standards by polluting and perverting the OpenDocument standard with its own XML-based file format.
Because of Microsoft, many decision makers in America are now wholly dependent on the Windows operating system for their business computing.
The root cause of this dependency is proprietary software (not free/libre) and with the release of Windows 7, you have an opportunity to break your organization's dependency on it.
If you operate a business, or a non-profit group, you might be interested to read the relevant letter in full. And then start planning a move away from Microsoft products.
* Microsoft is the 500th.
This news item is from Goodbye, Microsoft®
( http://www.goodbyemicrosoft.net/news.php?extend.548 )