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Just exactly who is in control of your new PC? by Peace_man 2007-01-22 12:16:34
Vista's digital rights management makes it too easy for content providers to disable your viewing pleasure. It actually puts the onus on you to purchase whatever is deemed necessary by content providers to ensure that you couln't possibly dream of stealing their content.

Including the high likelihood that you won't be able to enjoy the content you have bought. Which makes it much more likely that you'll want to circumvent that copyright enforcement. Which leads to -- well, you do the math. It is just not something that makes anybody jump up and rush out to buy Vista. M$ just may have done itself a disservice catering to corporate interests rather than to its customers.

Not to mention what it does to content providers' sales. But then, we already know about how reasonable RIAA and MPAA members are.

[ Reply ]
  I don't see a problem by admeralthrawn2007-01-22 12:20:35
    If you had a choice of whether to get by Peace_man2007-01-22 12:25:57
    You missed the announcement by Havoc2007-01-22 12:29:11
      Just use Winamp instead to play your stuff by subbywan2007-01-22 12:30:58
        I use EAC/Lame to rip and Media Player 10 to play by Havoc2007-01-22 12:38:08
          easy enough to remove with tools though. (n/t) by subbywan2007-01-22 12:45:55
            True, but I don't use spyware-laden stuff by Havoc2007-01-22 12:48:42
            or you can just opt to not install it by Freakazoid2007-01-22 12:50:51
              foobar was OK but very primitive. by Havoc2007-01-22 12:52:27
                I am trying Media Monkey. by maceogan2007-01-22 14:05:48
              Aye. I really haven't noticed that much by subbywan2007-01-22 12:52:58
                google for : Winamp spyware by Havoc2007-01-22 12:56:28
                  It's updated regularly, and it's not visible from by subbywan2007-01-22 12:59:30
                    Nice. by Havoc2007-01-22 13:05:43
                      I'm not responsible for them by subbywan2007-01-22 13:07:04
                        True. Leaving the door open for the mailman by Havoc2007-01-22 13:10:40
        That's the problem you see... by shana2007-01-22 14:34:03
          Unfortunately, I see *lots and lots* of sheep... by bwkaz2007-01-22 14:45:08
            ... OR a lot of people get furious and SUE them. by Havoc2007-01-22 14:53:32
              Power to the user! by Peace_man2007-01-22 15:35:32
      Articles: by Havoc2007-01-22 12:34:44
        don't forget the white paper by Freakazoid2007-01-22 12:43:04
          Very cool. The last link I put in there by Havoc2007-01-22 12:44:23
      As a content creator, I find this stuff extremely by voxwoman2007-01-22 12:48:56
        That is bad. by EndlessWaves2007-01-22 14:07:25
          It's "quality degradation" by Tomo2007-01-22 14:10:13
            It would only happen if she wants it to. by snate2007-01-22 14:23:15
              Well there was a DAT recorder by voxwoman2007-01-22 17:12:29
  Linus Torvalds. by mmell2007-01-22 12:28:01
  Corporate interests are their customers. by Rattler2007-01-22 12:59:29
    No they aren't. by Tomo2007-01-22 13:36:10
  Corporate IT Services by wheresthefish2007-01-22 13:00:42
  there was also some discussion about how by classic_jon2007-01-22 14:19:21
    Again, thats only if the provider of the x-ray or by snate2007-01-22 14:22:21
      The article I read on a Audio/Video site stated by classic_jon2007-01-22 14:34:15
      The point of the article was... by shana2007-01-22 14:37:19
        Thank you for the reminder. That was one of the by classic_jon2007-01-22 14:43:39
          Ick (n/t) by snate2007-01-22 14:45:56
            Yep, unless that changes I will be sticking with by classic_jon2007-01-22 14:52:14
              "Apple"? you can't just say "Apple" anymore by Freakazoid2007-01-22 14:56:19
                To me, I was using the term Apple to mean the OS by classic_jon2007-01-22 15:00:33
        all the hospitals I do work for by joecrouse2007-01-22 16:06:19
      wrong by Nightwind2007-01-22 21:44:34
    "Had to?" Microsoft is bigger than that. Literally by kelli2172007-01-22 16:23:43
      IIRC it's in the mid 80% region (n/t) by Freakazoid2007-01-22 17:07:18

 

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