____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 09 January 2008 13:15 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 09 January 2008 05:52 : \____
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Linonut spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> Netflix has reportedly asked the author to downgrade to a
>>>> lower-resolution display to ensure he can view movies from multiple
>>>> services.
>>>>
>>>> If something like this becomes widely known and persists, this could
>>>> drive more people to Linux (once XP is defunct) than any number of
>>>> Vista bugs.
>>>
>>> Three things will likely happen:
>>>
>>> 1) ... People will completely avoid Vista (already happening)
>>> 2) ... People will get fed up of this DRM mess, and resort to
>>> "alternative channels", i.e. piracy
>>> 3) ... The RIAA/MPAA will give up their DRM nonsense, due to 2) above
>>>
>>> The current situation is untenable, and likely to only get worse. Once
>>> it reaches critical mass, the bubble will burst and finally some
>>> positive change will come, but not before an awful lot of people lose a
>>> lot of money on worthless DRM junk.
>>
>> By the way (side note), these schematics confirm all those stories about
>> Microsoft's conspiracies with Hollywood. It would be interesting to see if
>> Microsoft has similar designs which it works on with HS, the FBI and NSA.
>> It's already known that Microsoft deliberately inserted a communication
>> standard/protocol with a back door. That was /after/ RTM.
>>
>> Nice stuff, eh? Meanwhile, the German and Austrian police openly admit that
>> they conduct online searches, i.e. they have a little joyride on people's
>> Windows PCs as far as I can tell.
>>
>
> We really need some more human-rights legislation here to stop this
> getting any worse.
I don't think they even need a warrant. Policemen can spy on the wife who might
be having an affair using that cloud of secrecy and what resembles a state of
wartime policies.
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