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Just exactly who is in control of your new PC? by Peace_man2007-01-22 12:16:34
  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 point of the article was... by shana2007-01-22 14:37:19
        Thank you for the reminder. That was one of the by classic_jon 2007-01-22 14:43:39
examples they used. What if the doctors office plugged in an MP3 player to the computer they were looking at the digital x-ray on. Then all of the media on that system would be degraded.

Think how many people have MP3s on their USB drives that they bring to work with them. Supposedly, if Vista senses anything that should be protected content it goes into "lockdown/degrade mode" and degrades ALL content on it and not just that one stream.

It "shouldn't happen" but I am sure it would in some cases.
[ Reply ]
          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

 

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