"JAD" wrote in message
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#1 firewall and nothing finds its way out...
#2 During the install there is an accept this blah blah screen, almost
every time. Clicking 'accept' without reading, is a MOF these days.
#3 All hardware is going to be phoning home soon (HP-Epson ordering
cartridges after detecting low ink, yeah right.) Opening the door to
phoning home to find out if you have the 'right' to print whatever
your printing.


#1 Most people don't even know what a firewall is. I can't count the
number of computer users I've had to explain this term to, especially since
the AOL software started checking for Anti-Virus and firewall software and
reporting these as MISSING on the log-in screen.

#2 You think Lexmark or anybody else is going to announce in the EULA that
they are installing spyware on your computer?

#3 If we are stupid enough to allow that to come to pass, we deserve what
we get. If you don't buy hardware or software that supports such tactics,
the companies that promote it will be out of business soon. -Dave