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[News] [Rival] Microsoft the Carrier of the DRM Curse, Desktop Grip to Slip

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When DRM detonates your music collection

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| It is all down to the digital rights management (DRM) software that Microsoft 
| has embedded in all its music downloads to combat illegal file-sharing. For 
| DRM to work it needs a central computer to keep a live record of who has 
| registered which songs to which computers. The problem is that the main 
| server is now being turned off as the company wants to sell downloads with a 
| new type of DRM. How odd that the old system was marketed as PlaysForSure.      
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http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article3898784.ece

Microsoft likes DRM, by its very admission. It got greedy and now it'll suffer.

Two losers as Yahoo & Microsoft end talks

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| Microsoft isn’t looking too good either. Despite investing million of dollars 
| in its own search business, it has lost ground and confidence against 
| arch-rival Google, says the FT’s Richard Waters. What’s more, said Robert 
| Cyran on Breakingviews, Microsoft’s bid was seen as recognition that its grip 
| on desktop software – where its operating margins are 70% – may slip.    
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http://www.moneyweek.com/file/46866/two-losers-as-yahoo-and-microsoft-end-talks.html

DRM: Microsoft's "The Longest Suicide Note in History." There are other factors
also.


Recent:

Is Microsoft Aura Fading? 

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| Yesterday's early relief rally reversed, and Microsoft's value has now fallen 
| by more than $30 billion since it unveiled its bid for Yahoo on February 1. 
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121004447596669953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj


Microsoft stock drops amid slumping sales 

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| Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software dominates the personal-computer 
| market, fell 6.2 percent Fridayin Nasdaq trading after sales slumped, casting 
| doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy. The software 
| maker reported a 24 percent drop in sales of Windows last quarter and 
| forecast earnings that may miss analysts' estimates.     
| 
| [...]
| 
| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term 
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| revenue significantly." 
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263


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


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


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


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
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