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From: John Navas
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:02

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In <a91e9t827f34p43tdnas40k1ug645ngk3q@4ax.com>, rtoledo@gte.net wrote:

>...  M$ is by far the worse
>and in a class by themselves, but then they are the people that
>started the "passport"  system where they can now keep an eye on you
>across many servers with their *unique* machine ID they are creating,
>I read this will NEXT be in the next version of Windows and will know
>your identity on ALL software you install and make you RE-register
>when *things* change in your machine. it will make big brother in your
>machine one more step closer, thanks in part to Intel and their serial
>in all pentiums

It's certainly fun to bash these companies, but I think you should at
least get your facts straight.  Microsoft has many annoying practices,
but GUID doesn't actually seem to be one of them any more -- or do you
know of something I've missed?  As for Intel, it has decided to abandon
the PSN in new chips (see
<http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/tti006.htm>).

>...  when I rant I rant

No comment.  <g>

-- 
Best regards,
John Navas     <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>
     CABLE MODEM/DSL GUIDE:  <http://Cable-DSL.home.att.net/>

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