Uh, it was code that would have prevented Windows from running on computers that ran competing software (which never appeared in the release). Is it common practice today, everywhere, to allow your software to run on "competing" systems? Can I install OSX anywhere I want, without a work around?
Stupid, yes. But calling it a "sin" is why I have a hard time taking religious views seriously.
Why would Microsoft go to such lengths as they did to hide the AARD code if they thought it, or perhaps more accurately, thought that others would consider it, ethical?
Stupid, yes. But calling it a "sin" is why I have a hard time taking religious views seriously.