Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 20:55:38 GMT From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamccueuesizefitterwruovweswernuao.com> Subject: Re: Xenon 2
mrlipring wrote: > [...] > > they should just install *insert ddos slave trojan of choice here* on them > in the factory. If its not a trojan, then there might well be other spyware everyware... When something it possible, the thinking is: "why not make the most of it, its only for marketing purposes...and a sneak view doesn't harm anybody does it..." There are plenty of this calling-home-ware around, it may even be in the BIOS of your motherboard. Certainly the MS SP1 EULA include such terms that MS can look around in order to learn how well their OS and other software perform, nothing personal of course...