Comments on: Hybrid storage controversy: Did Microsoft just ban the sale of the MSI Wind U115? http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/hybrid-storage-controversy-did-microsoft-just-ban-the-sale-of-the-msi-wind-u115/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:06:23 -0500 hourly 1 By: halfb8ked http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/hybrid-storage-controversy-did-microsoft-just-ban-the-sale-of-the-msi-wind-u115/comment-page-1/#comment-1033297 halfb8ked Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:24:40 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=93747#comment-1033297 Lee's right. It's just a matter of licensing. And, yes, it's probably to force you to wait for Windows 7. They are trying to phase out XP, after all. Lee’s right. It’s just a matter of licensing. And, yes, it’s probably to force you to wait for Windows 7. They are trying to phase out XP, after all.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1526897028">Lee Lloyd</fb:name> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/hybrid-storage-controversy-did-microsoft-just-ban-the-sale-of-the-msi-wind-u115/comment-page-1/#comment-1033192 Lee Lloyd Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:53:49 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=93747#comment-1033192 I might be wrong. I mean I'm not a devoutly Microsoft hating tech blogger or anything, but the article seems to say not that Microsoft has banned the MSI notebook in question (something that Microsoft couldn't really do even if they wanted to) but rather refuses to license XP Home for use on hybrid storage solutions. This would lead me to believe that rather than wanting to keep companies from selling notebooks with hybrid storage solutions, what they want is for them to use some other OS, like XP Pro, XP Media Center or more likely the upcoming Windows 7. I might be wrong. I mean I’m not a devoutly Microsoft hating tech blogger or anything, but the article seems to say not that Microsoft has banned the MSI notebook in question (something that Microsoft couldn’t really do even if they wanted to) but rather refuses to license XP Home for use on hybrid storage solutions. This would lead me to believe that rather than wanting to keep companies from selling notebooks with hybrid storage solutions, what they want is for them to use some other OS, like XP Pro, XP Media Center or more likely the upcoming Windows 7.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1829791413">John Smith</fb:name> http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/hybrid-storage-controversy-did-microsoft-just-ban-the-sale-of-the-msi-wind-u115/comment-page-1/#comment-1033171 John Smith Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:36:38 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=93747#comment-1033171 Maybe they realize it will help their OS perform better. Sometimes I think that Microsoft has an extent to how well they want their OS's to perform. Maybe they realize it will help their OS perform better. Sometimes I think that Microsoft has an extent to how well they want their OS’s to perform.

]]> By: Drone http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/hybrid-storage-controversy-did-microsoft-just-ban-the-sale-of-the-msi-wind-u115/comment-page-1/#comment-1033128 Drone Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:38:16 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=93747#comment-1033128 C'mon Micro$oft, make us hate you more... I dare you! C’mon Micro$oft, make us hate you more… I dare you!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/hybrid-storage-controversy-did-microsoft-just-ban-the-sale-of-the-msi-wind-u115/comment-page-1/#comment-1032988 Ryan Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=93747#comment-1032988 Hybrid Storage is one of my favorite Misfits songs. Hybrid Storage is one of my favorite Misfits songs.

]]> By: Microsoft may be trying to stop the sale of the MSI Wind U115 — TechOwl http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/hybrid-storage-controversy-did-microsoft-just-ban-the-sale-of-the-msi-wind-u115/comment-page-1/#comment-1032980 Microsoft may be trying to stop the sale of the MSI Wind U115 — TechOwl Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:06:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=93747#comment-1032980 [...] Microsoft does not seem to like this idea and may be trying to stop the sale of the netbook completely. Why?  Microsoft doesn’t seem to want Windows XP running on devices that use [...] [...] Microsoft does not seem to like this idea and may be trying to stop the sale of the netbook completely. Why?  Microsoft doesn’t seem to want Windows XP running on devices that use [...]

]]> By: Joshua http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/07/hybrid-storage-controversy-did-microsoft-just-ban-the-sale-of-the-msi-wind-u115/comment-page-1/#comment-1032970 Joshua Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:36:20 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=93747#comment-1032970 Fuck Microsoft. What a total bunch of truly unbelieveable bullshit. Its really unfortunate that they don't have more serious competition, or you know, any at all. Apple needs to stop being dick wads and start putting their OS onto machines outside of their own product lines. That or Google needs to make Android a serious competitor and not some other flavor of Linux. If Ubuntu can't take off when its being used by Dell, Android doesn't have a freaking chance. Fuck Microsoft. What a total bunch of truly unbelieveable bullshit.

Its really unfortunate that they don’t have more serious competition, or you know, any at all. Apple needs to stop being dick wads and start putting their OS onto machines outside of their own product lines. That or Google needs to make Android a serious competitor and not some other flavor of Linux. If Ubuntu can’t take off when its being used by Dell, Android doesn’t have a freaking chance.

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