Here is why the anti-piracy technology being in-build in Windows Vista could
be good for GNU/Linux
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| For example, in India, software piracy is so rampant and ingrained in
| the society that the top branded computer manufacturers are forced to
| sell computers without an OS or with Linux pre-installed to compete with
| the assembled PC sector. The various PC ads in newspapers are proof
| enough for this.
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| Now when Microsoft finally release Vista with inbuilt anti-piracy
| technology, if what has been disclosed is true and there is no option
| other than to register the copy at Microsoft website in order to fully
| enable it, then it will open up the flood gates for alternatives to
| Vista. For one, people - ie those who shy away from shelling money for
| the software - will genuinely take interest in installing and using
| GNU/Linux.
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| Assembled PC manufacturers (who are a sizable group) will go the extra
| length in convincing their potential customers to buy a PC pre-installed
| with Linux...
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http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/10/here-is-why-anti-piracy-technology.html
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