I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2 435
theodp writes "Microsoft's new Windows ad made its debut during the Grammy Awards on Sunday. It stars a 4-year-old cutie named Kylie (Silverlight required) showing how easy it is to use Windows Live Photo Gallery to edit and share photos. And while it's impressive that little Kylie is able to transfer a snapshot of her pet fish from her camera to a PC, color-correct it, and e-mail it to her family, what's truly amazing is that the toddler was also apparently able to read, understand, and accept Windows Live's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (But minors can't legally execute contracts, can they?)"
The plot thickens (Score:5, Interesting)
Silverlight/Moonlight (Score:4, Interesting)
However when I click play to see that advert it changes to a get Silverlight button.
I figured since I have flash 10 64bit installed (with flash block), I may as well install moonlight since there is a 64bit Debian package. I am not impressed that MS own website did not recognise it.
I will also need to find a flashblock equivalent.
Another biased, hate inspired article (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:It's already on youtube, no silverlight! (Score:5, Interesting)
I'm a PC and I'm 4 1/2 (Score:1, Interesting)
Do we need to pay attention to everything M$ throws its advert Mega $$ to?
Ignore them for a change. Maybe they will go away
Re:Monkey see, monkey do.. (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Nauseating (Score:3, Interesting)
Yeah, guess I should use the no karma bonus-button more often so my OS X bashing don't hurt my karma so bad, right? Because things can't go under -1 anyway so that way I'll lose less?
Anyway I don't really like being anonymous, I rather post things as the person I am, though I think it was 50% flamebait 50% funny, people who see it as a flamebait don't need to answer and that problem would get solved by itself.
I'm a PC and i come with linux installed ... (Score:4, Interesting)
gah! vomit. (Score:3, Interesting)
gah, I watched the youTube version as there was no way I was installing silverlight at work as it seems like hassle and at home there is no way I am installing Mono.
seems like a fairly nauseatingly sickening piece of tripe aimed at parents who want their children to be computer literate.
in my mind the true path to computer literacy lies in a challenge - not locking them into a propietary interface that does all the work. but maybe that is just me. when I began programming I found it was the challenges of what was hard that kept me going back - not the easy pickings.
Re:It's already on youtube, no silverlight! (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Another biased, hate inspired article (Score:3, Interesting)
So, when some one talks about the EULA as a reason not to use MS Windows, that is a valid concern, just like when the complaint is targeted at Apple. The solution in both cases is the same. If the EULA is the issue, don't use the product. In this case, the four year old can't accept the liability, so the parents do. And when the four year old does something to break the license, like when the kid is 10 installs the software on two machines, then the parents will be liable. Frankly the risk of having to pay $250 thousands dollars in fines [proforce.net] for my kid stealing software is a good reason to use unencumbered software or if, the EULA is not too scary, pay Apple for a family pack($200 complete set of OS and applications) that can be used on up to five machines around the house. Simply risk assessment.