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  • From: zman <zman AT shell.neverwhere.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Windows Vista
  • Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:05:07 -0500 (EST)

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, S B wrote:
..... and the rebuttal from Microsoft

You call that a rebuttal... I think the original article beat him to it...

"We were only following orders" has historically worked rather poorly as an excuse, and it doesn't work too well here either.

He really didn't rebutt any of the problems merrely tried to misplace the blame. And as far as SPIDF and HDMI I think the 1st article got that part correct.

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/20/windows-vista-content-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx
See also an audio discussion of the 2 points of view here:
http://www.twit.tv/sn77
Simon...

A must-read for anyone with both the ability to choose their OS and the
slightest bit of interest in the larger effects of Microsoft's practices:
http://htyp.org/A_Cost_Analysis_of_Windows_Vista_Content_Protection
Woozle

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