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Re: [News] Microsoft to Tighten the Genuine Advantage Screws

  • Subject: Re: [News] Microsoft to Tighten the Genuine Advantage Screws
  • From: arachnid <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:44:23 -0500
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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  • Xref: news.mcc.ac.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:1138557
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:57:00 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> __/ [ arachnid ] on Wednesday 09 August 2006 18:22 \__

 <snip>
>> Now we know why Vista demands so much computing power... they need it
>> for all the Digital Restrictions Management.
> 
> True. I read somewhere that the iPod's battery gets drained 40% (?doubt?)
> faster due to DRM (decryption).
> 
> We thank our friends at Redmond for repelling all their existing customers.
> What a suicidal move that has been...

There's a lot of strange stuff going on in Redmond, that's for sure. Vista
delayed with 60% having to be rewritten, top rats who should be
in no danger of being fired for the delays deserting the Microsoft ship
in droves, and policies being enacted that will only drive more customers
to Linux.

WTF are the sneaky SOB's up to?



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