Another in a lengthening parade of pre-release obituaries for Vista.
December 26, 2006 10:15 AM Subscribe
Vista security spec 'longest suicide note in history.' The author "also claims that Vista's content protection will 'have to violate the laws of physics if it is to work'." Sounds like a typical hater-rant, but it's a pretty sobering read about the implications of all the DRM Microsoft has packed into its new OS. via
This post was deleted for the following reason: sortof done before
turn off your tv, stomp your iPo... oh, forget it.
posted by quonsar at 10:22 AM on December 26, 2006
posted by quonsar at 10:22 AM on December 26, 2006
Damn me and going away on vacation....I missed that one. Oh well.
posted by nevercalm at 10:32 AM on December 26, 2006
posted by nevercalm at 10:32 AM on December 26, 2006
Quonsar & hal9k = iPos belong in MeFi Projects, provided you have no VC backing.
If you do have some outsde cashflow, email mattamyn and buy an ad.
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:45 AM on December 26, 2006
If you do have some outsde cashflow, email mattamyn and buy an ad.
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:45 AM on December 26, 2006
Poor double. Fuck the british and their tabloids for every market.
posted by blasdelf at 10:52 AM on December 26, 2006
posted by blasdelf at 10:52 AM on December 26, 2006
Furthermore, the malware authors, who are taking advantage of "content-protection" features, would be protected by the DMCA against any attempts to reverse-engineer or disable the content-protection "features" that they're abusing.
Ha! That is a lawsuit I would pay cash money to watch. A malware author claiming protection under the DCMA.
posted by quin at 11:57 AM on December 26, 2006
Ha! That is a lawsuit I would pay cash money to watch. A malware author claiming protection under the DCMA.
posted by quin at 11:57 AM on December 26, 2006
OH NOES! TEH MICRO$OFT!
Post it to Slashdot. This is roughly what passes for Windows coverage over there.
posted by Artw at 12:40 PM on December 26, 2006
Post it to Slashdot. This is roughly what passes for Windows coverage over there.
posted by Artw at 12:40 PM on December 26, 2006
OH NOES! TEH $LA$HDOT!
posted by sonofsamiam at 12:51 PM on December 26, 2006
posted by sonofsamiam at 12:51 PM on December 26, 2006
If Apple or Novell or some miscallenous OS vendor decides to design their latest system around securing content providers' intellectual property, customers are free to shrug their shoulders and go looking for something that matches what they want. The issue is that a lot of people either don't have a choice to run Windows, or don't feel or know they have a choice. If they really don't want to use Vista, they can either
stick with XP/Win2k and forego security updates
switch to Mac or Linux and forego years of legacy apps, the ability to access IE-only web sites, and all around compatability
Many people with go with the first option. I've been using Linux for years and I'm happy with it, but compatibility is a real struggle. Vista promises to make it even more so. I don't mind people chosing Windows. I do mind being locked out of the internet because of decisions in Redmond.
posted by Loudmax at 1:32 PM on December 26, 2006
Many people with go with the first option. I've been using Linux for years and I'm happy with it, but compatibility is a real struggle. Vista promises to make it even more so. I don't mind people chosing Windows. I do mind being locked out of the internet because of decisions in Redmond.
posted by Loudmax at 1:32 PM on December 26, 2006
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posted by Faint of Butt at 10:19 AM on December 26, 2006