Vista DRM Bites CD Audiophiles
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| It would appear that Vista's DRM protection is for more than just
| "premium content" - even DRM protected "CD's" apparently won't
| play through S/PDIF (optical) outputs whereas they work just
| fine under Linux.
|
| [...]
|
| Vista's DRM really is Defective by Design.
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http://www.csamuel.org/2007/02/23/vista-drm-bites-cd-audiophiles/
It's beginning to seem as though Linux beats Vista at pretty much everything
(see below). Vista is a step back compared to XP, which is excellent news to
Linux.
Related:
A Vista vs. Linux Matchup - Part 4: Software Wars - Bundled Apps
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| Unfortunately for Microsoft and Vista, Windows Mail is in no way,
| shape, or form the equal of Evolution.
|
| [...]
|
| In balance, though, up to this point, I still see MEPIS as being
| the software leader. Not only does it give you better programs --
| Firefox and Evolution -- it offers you more choice from the moment
| you fire it up on your PC.
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http://desktoplinux.com/articles/AT5191206626.html
A Vista vs. Linux Matchup
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| Putting aside Apple hardware, where all the software works with
| all the hardware so long as it's all up to the minute, I found
| that MEPIS actually has better hardware support for this PC
| than Vista.
|
| [...]
|
| Adding insult to injury, since DRM protection schemes must
| evolve constantly, to stay ahead of hackers tearing them down,
| I have little doubt that one day you'll come home to find that
| a Vista update to DRM-protection has just locked you out of your
| media collection. You know, the same collection, which had
| worked just fine the day before. Repeat after me: DRM does
| not belong in operating systems.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT9325931427.html
My LinuxWorld Winter Wonderland ordeal
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| There are three morals to this story. The first is that Linux --
| and MEPIS in particular -- makes a great business laptop operating
| system. The second is to try to get laptops with not just good,
| but outstanding WiFi performance, and excellent battery life. And,
| last but probably the one I'll remember best, never, ever take a
| flight with a connection in Dulles in the winter.
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8469531479.html
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