https://www.neowin.net/news/tag/lock-in/ Neowin News Feed for: Lock-in en-us Neowin Ignition News editor@neowin.net (Managing Editor) developers@neowin.net (Neowin Developers) 5 https://www.neowin.net/images/pegasus/icon.png https://www.neowin.net https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-continues-to-warn-of-ie8-lock-in-for-xp-sp3-users/ <div style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"><img src="/images/news/logos/1475859526ea.jpg" alt="" /></div>Last year when Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Jane Maliouta announced that consumers using Windows XP SP3 would be locked-in with the IE8 if they had installed the IE8 beta prior to upgrading... <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-continues-to-warn-of-ie8-lock-in-for-xp-sp3-users/">Read more...</a> Sean Bradford Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:21:28 +0000 https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-continues-to-warn-of-ie8-lock-in-for-xp-sp3-users/ @RebelSean https://www.neowin.net/news/bbc-slammed-for-microsoft-lock-in/ <div style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"><img src="" alt="" /></div>The Open Source Consortium (OSC) has slammed the BBC after the news site announced that it plans to lock online TV viewers to Microsoft Windows. The BBC already has an agreement with Real over use... <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/bbc-slammed-for-microsoft-lock-in/">Read more...</a> Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:50:04 +0000 https://www.neowin.net/news/bbc-slammed-for-microsoft-lock-in/ https://www.neowin.net/news/macrovision-preps-99-effective-cd-lock-in-tech/ <div style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"><img src="" alt="" /></div>Copy protection software developer Macrovision is set to roll out an updated version of its CDS 300 system that it claims can beat attempts to bypass Windows' auto-run feature but goes some way to balance... <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/macrovision-preps-99-effective-cd-lock-in-tech/">Read more...</a> Tue, 27 Jul 2004 01:44:14 +0000 https://www.neowin.net/news/macrovision-preps-99-effective-cd-lock-in-tech/