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> It almost certainly would not contain a virus due to the prohibitive cost of getting it on a shelf Boop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protecti

> It almost certainly would not contain a virus due to the prohibitive cost of getting it on a shelf Boop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk... Edit: But yes, I too miss "the old ways".

yitosda 9y ago
"almost certainly" does leave room for some cases. Also, that was a music CD with malware, not a software application. I'm sure the DRM for many games was comparable, but they still had to mind their manners somewhat. I miss when my money mattered.
- aidenn0 9y ago
  I got a bootsector virus from a VGA driver diskette.