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If you are unfamiliar with Microsoft's role as a major proponent of DRM and generally consumer-hostile device policies, you just haven't been paying attention.
by spacemanmatt 12y ago
If you are unfamiliar with Microsoft's role as a major proponent of DRM and generally consumer-hostile device policies, you just haven't been paying attention.
- wfjackson 12y agoAllowing Vista to play Bluray makes MS a major proponent of DRM? Then so are Google(Widevine acquisition), Mozilla(DRM in HTML5) and Apple. If you're referring to the FUD against Vista DRM, it was debunked long ago. I guess you missed it(read all three parts). http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/everything-youve-read-about-vista-drm-is-wrong-part-1/299 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/everything-youve-read-about-v... Also, perhaps you believe more FUD against Windows 7's perceived DRM, but it was also debunked. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/02/oh-the-humanity-windows-7s-draconian-drm/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/02/oh-the... Perhaps you need to read from more varied news sources than just Slashdot, Groklaw and Boycott Novell/Techrights. And what have you got to say about Palladium implementation by Apple?