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Subscribe to commentsnewyorknickteckSep 30th 2008 4:55PM
Oh man. If I could only find out the names and addresses of these people and companies. I would totally show up with a lynch squad to take care of these fear mongers and thieves.
SupermanSep 30th 2008 8:12PM
Funny, Micro$haft is doing the 'SUEING', because they are NO Angels themselves by a Long shot!!! Its also "Slick-Willie" Gates' FAVORITE word! He destroyed the Computer Industry by ALL the companies he ran over, then took for HIMSELF!!! He's been doing this for YEARS!! Also paying sooo many BAD Activists to keep US in line or in other words, DESTROY OUR FREEDOMS using Computers!!! Sadly just the "Tip of the ICEBERG" of his evil business pratices he's been doing and continues to do more NOW then ever!!! Pray HARD against him and his hench men, Saints!! Also, that 'Sicko' is going to run his PIRATE SHIP into an Iceberg by God's HELP someday!! [: Then we can ALL take back the FREEDOMS he spends BILLIONS and BILLIONS to take away from US!!!! (= Let the Bas-terd BURN IN HELL!! (((: God WILL get the Glory!!!! He ALWAYS knows what 'Slicko' is UP TO and its ALWAYS evil and self-centered things!
vguideraSep 30th 2008 10:14PM
If you are selling drugs stop doing them cause you are eating up your own profits
ChrisSep 30th 2008 8:36PM
Funny, Micro$haft is doing the 'SUEING', because they are NO Angels themselves by a Long shot!!! Its also "Slick-Willie" Gates' FAVORITE word! He destroyed the Computer Industry by ALL the companies he ran over, then took for HIMSELF!!! He's been doing this for YEARS!! Also paying sooo many BAD Activists to keep US in line or in other words, DESTROY OUR FREEDOMS using Computers!!! Sadly just the "Tip of the ICEBERG" of his evil business pratices he's been doing and continues to do more NOW then ever!!! Pray HARD against him and his hench men, Saints!! Also, that 'Sicko' is going to run his PIRATE SHIP into an Iceberg by God's HELP someday!! [: Then we can ALL take back the FREEDOMS he spends BILLIONS and BILLIONS to take away from US!!!! (= Let the Bas-terd BURN IN HELL!! (((: God WILL get the Glory!!!! He ALWAYS knows what 'Slicko' is UP TO and its ALWAYS evil and self-centered things!
JEMSep 30th 2008 10:35PM
I HAVE A COMPUTER THAT IS INFECTED WITH ANTIVIRUS 2008. IT'S A NIGHTWARE. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO ELIMINATE IT SHORT OF THROWING THE COMPUTER AWAY. I PLAN ON FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS COMPANY.BUT DURING THE INTERIM I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT OFF MY COMPUTER. FIRST THING IN THE MORNING IT'S THERE AND IT INTERFERES WITH THE OPERATION OF MY COMPUTER ALL DAY.
DarkLightOct 1st 2008 12:25AM
Turn off the caps lock and it will go away