www/proprietary proprietary-interference.html

[rsiddharth]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     rsiddharth <rsd>        16/01/19 02:46:14

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-interference.html 

Log message:
        [#1080455] Added new item. Microsoft desupports all future Intel CPU 
for Windows 7 and 8.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-interference.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.5&r2=1.6

Patches:
Index: proprietary-interference.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-interference.html,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -b -r1.5 -r1.6
--- proprietary-interference.html       19 Jan 2016 02:28:04 -0000      1.5
+++ proprietary-interference.html       19 Jan 2016 02:46:13 -0000      1.6
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@
 </p>
 
 <ul>
+<li><p>Microsoft
+has <a 
href="http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake";>desupported
+all future Intel CPUs for Windows 7 and 8</a>. Those machines will be
+stuck with the nastier Windows
+10. <a 
href="http://gizmodo.com/only-the-latest-version-of-windows-will-run-on-some-fut-1753545825";>AMDand
 Qualcomm CPUs, too</a>.
+</p>
+<p>Of course, Windows 7 and 8 are unethical too, because they are
+proprietary software.  But this example of Microsoft's wielding its
+power demonstrates the power it holds.
+</p>
+<p>Free software developers also stop maintaining old versions of their
+programs, but this is not unfair to users because the users of free
+software have control over it.  If it is important enough to you, you
+and other users can hire someone to support the old version on your
+  future platforms.
+</p></li>
+
 <li><p>Oracle made a deal with Yahoo; Oracle's nonfree Java plug-in will
 <a 
href="http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-signs-deal-with-oracle-to-attract-new-users-via-java-installs-224097";>
 change the user's initial web page, and default search engine, to Yahoo</a>
@@ -82,7 +99,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2016/01/19 02:28:04 $
+$Date: 2016/01/19 02:46:13 $
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 </p>
 </div>