Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <furm85x7uc.ln2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Jerry McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > It wasn't consumers either, it was the salespeople. The second they
>> > heard about Warner dropping HD-DVD, they started telling their
>> > customers not to buy HD-DVD players because it was dead, effectively
>> > creating a self-fulfilling prophesy.
>> >
>>
>> They did the right thing in protecting their customers from a DEAD END
>> format. God bless them.
>
> So you approve of pushing customers toward DRM with a built-in back door
> that supports patching firmware without notifying the consumer?
>
I approve of a format that has twice the capacity on the media and as far as
the stuff you mentioned... it won't effect me. I run linux, remember? The
drm is for pre-recorded media...
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Jerry McBride (jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx)
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