Why Is the Mac OS More Secure than Windows?
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| Opinion: PC users should forget their outrage and come to
| understand that life isn't fair. The Mac platform is more
| secure than Windows and will continue to be so.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2139856,00.asp
New Vista DRM headaches...
Canadian cable providers locking out Vista Media Centers?
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| Nearly a month after Warner Bros. axed advanced screenings in
| Canada while tagging priacy as the scapegoat, now Canucks are
| facing another bout with DRM right inside their homes.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/canadian-cable-providers-locking-out-vista-media-centers/
Related:
DRM in Windows Vista
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| Windows Vista includes an array of "features" that you don't want.
| These features will make your computer less reliable and less secure.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| They'll make your computer less stable and run slower. They will
| cause technical support problems. They may even require you to
| upgrade some of your peripheral hardware and existing software.
| And these features won't do anything useful. In fact, they're
| working against you. They're digital rights management (DRM)
| features built into Vista at the behest of the entertainment
| industry.
|
| And you don't get to refuse them.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html
More Microsoft DRM?
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| It's worth noting that the DRM can get even worse when it comes to
| digital cable. Media Center users can look forward to even more
| limits on streaming throughout their house, copying to portable
| devices, and other legitimate uses.
|
| Just because Microsoft decided to obey CGMS-A doesn't mean youh
| ave to. You can look to PC DVR alternatives, and you can make
| DRM-free, analog-to-digital conversions of TV content using
| tools like the Neuros recorder that don't recognize CGMS-A.
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http://p2pnet.net/story/12324
Macrovision infects Windows Media Center
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| Microsoft probably did this to bribe the cable operators into giving
| it access to encrypted television, though it's possible (and legal)
| to record their shows without permission by using the analog outputs
| (like the Neuros OSD and mythtv, a DIY Linux-based recorder)
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http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/21/macrovision_infects_.html
Avoid the Vista badge, it means DRM inside
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| The root of this crappy DRM infection is Microsoft. It is the driving
| force here. This has nothing to do with protecting content, as we
| keep pointing out, there has never been a single thing that has had
| a DRM infection applied that didn't end up cracked on the net in
| hours. DRM is about walled gardens and control.
|
| He who controls the DRM infection controls the market. DRM is
| about preventing you from doing anything with the devices
| without paying the gatekeeper a fee. This is what MS wants,
| nothing less than a slice of everything watched, listened to
| or discussed from now on. DRM prevents others from playing
| there, thanks to the DMCA and other anti-consumer laws.
|
| Make no mistake, MS is pushing the DRM malware as hard as
| it can so it can rake in money hand over fist with no
| competition. It is really good at lock-in, in fact, the firm
| based its entire business model on harming the user so they
| have to comply and spend more.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38926
Microsoft Tells Apple To Stop Complaining About DRM
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| "At the same time I wouldn?t go as far as Steve Jobs did and suggest
| that everything is the fault of the record labels," added Smith.
| "People who produce content and who own the rights to that content
| deserve the opportunity to make their own decisions about how theyw
| ant to provide that content to the public," added Smith.
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http://www.podcastingnews.com/2007/04/13/microsoft-apple-drm/
Microsoft: We Like DRM
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| Steve Jobs wants the music business to drop restrictions for digital
| tunes. But Microsoft, which began competing head to head with Apple
| in the digital music business last fall, is happy with the way things
| are, says media exec Robbie Bach.
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http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/08/zune-drm-itunes-tech-media-cx_df_0208bach.html?partner=yahootix
http://tinyurl.com/2lrz3y
Why Microsoft will fight for DRM
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| In a DRM-free world Windows Media formats are basically dead.
| Online stores locked out of the iPod because of FairPlay. Will
| not choose to lock themselves out by using only Windows Media if
| they use it at all. I think it?s obvious that the people at
| Microsoft know that. When the number one MP3 player will never
| support your format, Microsoft is left with a lot invested in
| something that won?t amount to much. The only way Microsoft
| can save its investment in Windows Media is to have a DRM
| Windows Media player that is a run away success. This is why
| Microsoft will not join with Apple in calling for a DRM-free
| world. They need DRM so they are going to fight for it.
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http://km.lqz.ca/blog/tech/microsoft-fight-drm/
Microsoft launches 'PlayReady' DRM system
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| Although digital rights management (DRM) is popular with content
| creators, it has attracted criticism. Sony was widely attacked after
| using a rootkit-like application to hide content protection on some
| music CDs, and earlier this month Apple CEO Steve Jobs called on
| the music industry to drop its use of DRM.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-6158553.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Golden Rant : Microsoft DRM's gone too far
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| Microsoft appears to have hit the wrong button on its critical
| Windows XP download service late last month, pretty well forcing
| every XP user to upgrade to Windows Media Player (WiMP) 11 if
| they (like me and many others) have the automatic download/install
| option enabled for critical updates.
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http://securityblog.itproportal.com/?p=712
The Longest Suicide Note in History
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| Gutmann: The genie's out of the bottle before the operating system has even
| been released! But that doesn't mean Vista users in particular - and
| the computer community at large - won't end up paying for Microsoft's
| DRM folly. At the risk of repeating myself repeating myself, yet
| another reason to move to Linux.
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http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/the_longest_suicide_note_in_hi.html
DRM in Windows Vista
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| Windows Vista includes an array of "features" that you don't want.
| These features will make your computer less reliable and less secure.
| They'll make your computer less stable and run slower. They will
| cause technical support problems. They may even require you to
| upgrade some of your peripheral hardware and existing software.
| And these features won't do anything useful. In fact, they're
| working against you. They're digital rights management (DRM)
| features built into Vista at the behest of the entertainment
| industry.
|
| And you don't get to refuse them.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html
BBC gets TV on-demand service OK [But only if you use Windows]
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| Earlier this month BBC Future Media boss Ashley Highfield said
| the corporation was committed to rolling out the iPlayer on Windows
| PCs first of all, and then cable TV services, Apple Macs, and
| eventually Freeview boxes.
|
| But the BBC said it could not commit to a two-year deadline to
| achieve this goal, saying it was up to the third parties concerned.
|
| However, the BBC Trust said it would audit the BBC's progress
| against this objective every six months to ensure that members
| of the public not using Windows PCs would not be disadvantaged.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6607083.stm
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