[CLUE-Talk] MS now apparently thinks that a computer hardware and OS are a single unit

Fri May 3 11:07:17 MDT 2002

Now that this thread has died down I think I will stoke it a bit. 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25152.html

The best parts are toward the bottom.

Jef

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 07:09:31 -0600
BOF <bof at pcisys.net> wrote:

> Here's another fine MS FUD, now treating computers and their OS as a 
> single unit:
> 
>     http://www.microsoft.com/education/?id=DonatedComputers
> 
> An article on The Register even goes so far to state that MS says that 
> if the computer came with Windows on it, then it is illegal to remove 
> Windows and install any other OS, although the OS can be upgraded to 
> another MS OS (according to the MS page).
> 
>     http://www.theregus.com/content/4/24811.html
> 
> This article also mentions how MS allows someone donating a computer to 
> get around the requirement -- a fact cleverly not mentioned on the MS page.
> 
> This "legal requirement" (which I would like to know the basis for, 
> other than MS saying it is one) probably explains why the newer 
> computers don't come with a complete OS, just some "recovery CD" --- 
> even though the consumer gets charged full price for the OS. But to 
> translate this to car terms, I read this as "if I buy a car, I have to 
> keep using the original brand tires and batteries for the life of the 
> car, and then unless it has the original engine, battery and tires, I 
> can't donate it to anyone."
> 
> ROFLOL.
> 
> BOF
> 
> 
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Dear Mike,

Please take a look at the below links about technologies to see if the
State could adopt and migrate to this technology for its purposes of
saving tax dollars. Thank you.

More foreign banks switching to Linux
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-887961.html

The Tech Scene: Why Linux Made Inroads At Financial Institutions 
http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020403003064&query=lehman+linux

Kevin
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State Treasurer Mike Coffman wrote:
> 
> E-Notes
> Colorado Department Of The Treasury
> Mike Coffman - State Treasurer
> 
> Treasur-E-Notes
> Vol. 3, Issue 16    Email Edition    April 24, 2002
> 
> COFFMAN TO BOOST BANKING SERVICES
> 
> STATE CAPITOL-State Treasurer Mike Coffman is one step closer to
> implementing the first major revamping of Colorado's banking services in
> over five years-a change that will provide access to new technologies and
> better cash management services for all state agencies.
> 
> One of Treasurer Coffman's duties as the state's Chief Financial Officer is
> to oversee the banking relationships for virtually every department and
> agency in the State of Colorado.  Through these relationships, the state
> annually issues 3.6 million warrants, deposits 4.7 million checks, transacts
> 400,000 electronic payments and receives 2.1 million payments through its
> lockboxes.
> 
> The Treasury received seven bids in response to the massive banking services
> request for proposal (RFP) it released this past January.  In order to bid,
> a bank must have a physical presence in Colorado and must be a state
> certified public depository.
> 
> While traditional banking services such as demand deposit accounts,
> lockboxes and investment safekeeping are all included in the latest RFP,
> Treasurer Coffman broke new ground by adding new sections focused on
> expanding access to electronic banking products and solutions.  These new
> initiatives will allow the state to convert many of its current paper
> financial transactions to digital formats in the coming years.
> 
> Working towards his goal of developing e-government solutions to meet the
> demands of Colorado's citizens in the 21st Century, the most innovative
> addition to the RFP is the Treasurer's E-commerce initiative, developed by
> Coffman last summer.
> 
> Four of the seven banks responding to the state's RFP submitted bids on
> Coffman's E-commerce program, which is one of the first such programs in the
> nation.  The initiative will ultimately provide the state with a universal
> E-commerce gateway that will provide every state agency a common platform to
> accept credit card payments for state services by citizens over the
> Internet.
> 
> "The proposals will be evaluated by a team of financial and electronic
> banking experts from both state and local governments," according to
> Department of Treasury Cash Manager Doug Windes, who oversees the RFP
> process on a day to day basis for the Treasurer.  "Based on the
> recommendations made by the panel and his own review, Treasurer Coffman will
> make the final selection to determine Colorado's banking partners for the
> next three years."
> 
> The state currently spends more than $1 million annually on the complex
> banking services associated with managing the $13 billion in cash revenues
> it receives each year, so controlling costs is a top priority for Coffman in
> determining the state's new banking relationships.
> 
> "Just as Colorado families shop around for the best deal on their checking
> and savings accounts, so must the state," Coffman outlined to members of the
> RFP evaluation committees.  "It is a top priority of my office to ensure
> that the state is receiving the highest quality services to meet our cash
> management requirements at the lowest possible price."
> The Treasurer anticipates awarding the contract to the winner in June.
> 
> *************************************
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