* Tim Smith peremptorily fired off this memo:
> 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?
Tim, this abuse of logic has got to stop.
So you disapprove of pedantry?
--
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion
held in contempt.
-- Niccolo Machiavelli
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