26 Sep
2011
26 Sep
'11
5:10 p.m.
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 08:09:06PM -0400, Toby Thain wrote:
On 25/09/11 7:51 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Yes. I guess you haven't been paying attention...
Well, for desktops/servers at home that way around that is to buy them as
components (case, mainboard, ...) - no Microsoft tax. For corporate machines,
you can usually get deals that don't include a Windows license. Laptops
however ... *sigh* - the Thinkpad my employer gave me still as a Windows
license sticker on it even though it only ever runs Linux.
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
>>I'll admit that I don't know what happens with the "Windows" key
on
>>a 5170, but I suspect it's ignored with or without a beep.
>What happens when you press<Ctrl>-<Esc>?
On Sun, 25 Sep 2011, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Good point. Almost all of the keyboards that I
use daily (IBM and
NCR) lack the Windows key, so if you say that the same sequence is
sent, then I'll trust you.
I'd have to dig out my TSR keyboard code (or rewrite it) to find out.
It "behaves" the same, from a user perspective, but that doesn't
necessarily mena a hardware match.
I hate the idea that every keyboard with the funny
symbol must carry
an acknoledgement to MS on the bottom. I wonder if there's a royalty
that goes along with it, or if it's bundled in with the Windows
license.
AH, but what happens when the computer company sells a computer with an OS
other than Windoze? Does Microsoft still demand that the windoze license
be paid on EVERYTHING that the company makes, including Linux machines?