____/ Rick on Wednesday 23 April 2008 23:07 : \____
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:25:44 -0400, Jerry McBride wrote:
>
>> Richard Rasker wrote:
>>
>>> ... is everyone and anyone who ever trusted Microsoft and bought
>>> PlaysForSure DRM'ed music:
>>>
>>> http://techdirt.com/articles/20080422/234401923.shtml
>>>
>>> "... because Microsoft was behind it, many people assumed that at
>>> least
>>> Microsoft would keep supporting it. Well, you've now learned your
>>> lesson. Playsforsure was so bad that Microsoft didn't even use it for
>>> its own Zune digital media device."
>>>
>>> What? They didn't use PFS for the Zune because it was so bad? Boy,
>>> given the quality (or lack thereof) of the Zune itself, it must have
>>> really sucked. Still, as with any Microsoft crapware, there are always
>>> idiots who actually fall for it. So, can they keep enjoying all that
>>> PFS-DRM'ed music they bought?
>>>
>>> "Along with that, Microsoft shut down its failed online music store,
>>> and
>>> now for the kicker, it's telling anyone who was suckered into buying
>>> that DRM'd content that it's about to nuke the DRM approval servers
>>> that let you transfer the music to new machines. That means you need
>>> to authorize any songs you have on whatever machine you want -- and
>>> that's the only place they'll be able to reside forever. And, of
>>> course, any upgrade to your operating system (say from XP to Vista)
>>> and you lose access to your music as well."
>>>
>>> Ah yes. Microsoft at its most customer-friendly. With all their
>>> billions, they won't even bother to keep one lousy server up for the
>>> sake of those (rather dim) people who trusted them.
>>>
>>> Richard Rasker
>>
>> Microsoft at it's finest moment... They don't make the money... so screw
>> it... Amazing company.
>
> But that is how for profit works.
It goes back to arguments against the 'ethics' of various things including that
of proprietary software (e.g. hiding flaws for PR purposes, elevating prices
because lock-in permits).
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