Re:Windows XP source code has leaked
by flyinghamster on Friday September 25, 2020 @05:52AM
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I consider XP to be the first instance of Microsoft tightening the screws, as it was the first version to require activation, with the potential for hardware upgrades to require reactivation. Even then, I thought that it would ultimately lead to locked-down bootloaders and other such tomfoolery, and we're now most of the way there, or, indeed, already there for mobile.
Re:Windows XP source code has leaked
by stjohnswarts on Friday September 25, 2020 @11:45PM
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I think you're talking about power users, programmers, and IT. Regular everyday users still don't care and install whatever they like.
and parents.
i think you are onto something, but i don't think the market cares that much about privacy, dark patterns etc
also see how software has stabilised over the years, both as a product and as a marketplace. there are now clearly defined best in class software that will take years to be disrupted.
but one of the major aspects against computer software has come from mobile. lots of development time has gone to browsers and mobile than desktop.
I remember reading Matt Ridley's The Rational Optimist and it talked about trade. Basically it said with trust, trade is unlimited.
But what's been happening with computers and software is that trust been going downhill so quickly that many people don't install anything ever anymore. Privacy, dark patterns, monetization, form over function, qa by customer, and just a general lack of empathy, respect and common sense.
It's a shame.