Re: Micro Bill Systems


"The Todal" <deadmailbox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/insideit/story/0,,2091393,00.html

Interesting article about how easy it is to mess up your computer by
clicking "yes" when trying to access a porn site! Interesting, though,
that the company now seeks to impede those who offer help removing the
billing program from your computer. Effectively you are prevented from
using your computer unless you pay up - a novel way of enforcing a debt.
If that's legal, maybe other debts could be enforced in a similar way.


I have previously made the case for keeping a disk image reading to load in
the event of any form of corruption to one's operating system. This would
have solved the problem immediately.


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