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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Microsoft Office lock-in and the deal with Novell
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| It details how Microsoft has built into Vista the "trusted
>| computing" ability to lock down Office files via DRM such that
>| no unauthorized document reader will be able to decrypt and
>| read them. This is perhaps one of the biggest hidden weapons
>| Microsoft has in its arsenal that could sabotage Linux and
>| OpenOffice.org if Microsoft succeeds in its attempt to plug
>| SUSE and all Novell's "interoperability" bonuses.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000142
>
> It is illegal to even make it work with Linux.
Well, no, I'd say that it's not, in fact, but I can see that Microsoft
might try another round of monopoly abuse to try to give that
impression. I cannot see any court holding up an argument that
Microsoft are in a position to tell a customer how they can access
/their own/ data.
I'm wondering whether we need to look at a change in the law to prevent
these kinds of attempts, though.
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