www/proprietary malware-microsoft.html

[rsiddharth]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     rsiddharth <rsd>        16/01/24 18:31:36

Modified files:
        proprietary    : malware-microsoft.html 

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

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.20&r2=1.21

Patches:
Index: malware-microsoft.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/malware-microsoft.html,v
retrieving revision 1.20
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -b -r1.20 -r1.21
--- malware-microsoft.html      11 Jan 2016 21:25:22 -0000      1.20
+++ malware-microsoft.html      24 Jan 2016 18:31:33 -0000      1.21
@@ -92,6 +92,24 @@
 actions that harm to the users of specific Microsoft software.</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";>
+  AMD and 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>
   Microsoft is <a 
href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/11/microsoft-downloading-windows-1";>
   repeatedly nagging many users to install Windows 10</a>.
@@ -253,7 +271,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2016/01/11 21:25:22 $
+$Date: 2016/01/24 18:31:33 $
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 </p>
 </div>