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Monday, December 25, 2006

Why Vista content protection will screw you

This is an absolute must-read for anyone who gives even a bit of a damn about their rights as consumers. (via Aynde)

My brother thinks it's basically FUD-based propaganda, but I suppose if it's a way to make people listen it works for me (when fighting fair just isn't enough...)

Update (02-Jan-2007): Read this rebuttal. It's extremely cynical, but also makes several valid points.

Update (03-Jan-2007): For a more cynical and consumer-oriented view, check out this scathing editorial from The Inquirer. It's amazing how much it echoes my thoughts - as a consumer - on the subject. I wrote a few sentences about the subject before I realized it deserved a proper post, which I'll handle later this week.

Monday, December 25, 2006 2:59:47 PM (Jerusalem Standard Time, UTC+02:00)

Comments [3] -
Personal | Software

Monday, December 25, 2006 8:42:11 PM (Jerusalem Standard Time, UTC+02:00)

You meant Vista, right?

Ayende Rahien | AyendeAT NOSPAMayende dot com

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 11:37:53 AM (Jerusalem Standard Time, UTC+02:00)

Grr. I gotta get some sleep.

Tomer Gabel | tomerAT NOSPAMtomergabel dot com

Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:30:27 PM (Jerusalem Standard Time, UTC+02:00)

Interesting what temporary solutions the industry comes up with before "trusted computing" becomes abundant. This gives a tad better non-FUD-influenced idea of what Microsoft is up for, re DRM:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/D/6/5D6EAF2B-7DDF-476B-93DC-7CF0072878E6/output_protect.doc

Hey, if you wanna read something really scary, why not read the classical "17 Mistakes Microsoft Made in the Xbox Security System" ( http://www.xbox-linux.org/wiki/17_Mistakes_Microsoft_Made_in_the_Xbox_Security_System - or - http://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/fahrplan/attachments/591-paper_xbox.pdf).

Ilya

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