Wed Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 22, 2006 at 2:48:20 PM
Eight (8) different version of Windows Vista. Customers will be dumbfounded when it comes time to purchase. Nice job, Microsoft.
Microsoft looks for protection (extortion) money from insecure operating systems. That means Windows! Yes, let's get consumers to PAY for security that the OS should already have in it. Amazing.
Movie studios sue over 'open' DVD player. Yeah, I forgot. I'm not allowed to do what I want with something I purchased. I forgot that the MPAA and the RIAA want to control things AFTER I pay money for it. Screw yourself.
How can they lose money due to piracy? That's NOT STEALING. You cannot say that piracy COSTS money. The only cost would be in prevention and perhaps that is a lost cause because NO ONE wants any draconian DRM in their own media.
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Various media organization saw the Web site before it was taken down and reported that Microsoft plans to offer six primary editions of Vista and an additional two variations for Europe that do not include Windows Media Player to comply with the European Union's past antitrust rulings. Included in those listed offerings was Windows Starter 2007, a stripped-down version for emerging markets to offer an alternative for pirated software. There was also a basic and premium edition for the home as well as versions for both businesses and large corporations, according to the reports.
Microsoft looks for protection (extortion) money from insecure operating systems. That means Windows! Yes, let's get consumers to PAY for security that the OS should already have in it. Amazing.
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Though challenges remain, the opportunity for Microsoft is huge. The Yankee Group in January pegged the unsecured PC market--computers without antivirus software or that have lapsed antivirus subscriptions--as worth $15 billion. Enterprise customers already spend $3 billion a year on security, the analyst firm noted.
Movie studios sue over 'open' DVD player. Yeah, I forgot. I'm not allowed to do what I want with something I purchased. I forgot that the MPAA and the RIAA want to control things AFTER I pay money for it. Screw yourself.
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They claimed that Samsung’s DVD players allowed consumers to avoid encryption features that prevent unauthorized duplication and demanded a recall of all the problematic products, Bloomberg said. The Motion Picture Association of America estimates that the movie industry lost $5.4 billion last year due to piracy.
How can they lose money due to piracy? That's NOT STEALING. You cannot say that piracy COSTS money. The only cost would be in prevention and perhaps that is a lost cause because NO ONE wants any draconian DRM in their own media.