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From: Björnke von Gierke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: XP and Vista question
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:26:07 +0200
On 11 Apr 2007, at 06:51, Chipp Walters wrote:
Been reading this same sort of doom and gloom regarding Microsoft for
years. When MS makes mistakes (frequently), they often do change their
course-- and quickly.
http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html
Dear Chipp
The problem is, that linked article is in no way about the downfall of
Microsoft. Although there are parts in it that say "Microsoft made a
mistake" or "Suicide note", that is not the main focus of the article as I
perceived it.
For me, the most important message in that article was (in my words):
"Microsofts implementation to enforce DRM in the new Vista will make every
software, and every hardware only remotely attached to the PC platform more
costly and more buggy. Even if the user never comes near Vista itself."
Although that may be true or not, it is a very interesting notion based on
the facts he put forth. Especially for a cross platform tool user as
myself. Personally I think that this is as much build in into Windows as
IE. Although it could technically be removed, Microsoft will fight to the
death to keep it in, as for them it is their lifeblood.
I have watched DRM reduce the usability of every digital medium since the
content providers where shocked by the (then) new lossless capabilities of
copying (ca. 1970 or so i guess).
In the end, DRM is all about reducing your customers to sheeps: Mindless
creatures to be slaughtered on a whim. The problem is, they are not, and in
fact find you very much rude if they perceive you to having such thoughts.
Also unlike sheeps, customers aren't slaughtered, but give you money
voluntarily or out of their own need, so as soon as you slaughter one (or
try to), all the others will think about finding another person to give
their money to (If they find one depends on many variables of course).
I do plan to become a supplier if my own IP in the future, but I have yet
to find an answer to protecting sold digital data which satisfies me. Most
likely, I probably won't protect it, or only very lightly.
Sincerely yours
Björnke von Gierke
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