XP and Vista question

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>From: Björnke von Gierke <bvg at mac.com>
>Reply-To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>Subject: Re: XP and Vista question
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:26:07 +0200
>
>On 11 Apr 2007, at 06:51, Chipp Walters wrote:
>
>>Been reading this same sort of doom and gloom regarding Microsoft for
>>years. When MS makes mistakes (frequently), they often do change their
>>course-- and quickly.
>
>http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html
>
>Dear Chipp
>
>The problem is, that linked article is in no way about the downfall of 
>Microsoft. Although there are parts in it that say "Microsoft made a 
>mistake" or "Suicide note", that is not the main focus of the article as I 
>perceived it.
>
>For me, the most important message in that article was (in my words):
>"Microsofts implementation to enforce DRM in the new Vista will make every 
>software, and every hardware only remotely attached to the PC platform more 
>costly and more buggy. Even if the user never comes near Vista itself."
>Although that may be true or not, it is a very interesting notion based on 
>the facts he put forth. Especially for a cross platform tool user as 
>myself. Personally I think that this is as much build in into Windows as 
>IE. Although it could technically be removed, Microsoft will fight to the 
>death to keep it in, as for them it is their lifeblood.
>
>I have watched DRM reduce the usability of every digital medium since the 
>content providers where shocked by the (then) new lossless capabilities of 
>copying (ca. 1970 or so i guess).
>In the end, DRM is all about reducing your customers to sheeps: Mindless 
>creatures to be slaughtered on a whim. The problem is, they are not, and in 
>fact find you very much rude if they perceive you to having such thoughts. 
>Also unlike sheeps, customers aren't slaughtered, but give you money 
>voluntarily or out of their own need, so as soon as you slaughter one (or 
>try to), all the others will think about finding another person to give 
>their money to (If they find one depends on many variables of course).
>
>I do plan to become a supplier if my own IP in the future, but I have yet 
>to find an answer to protecting sold digital data which satisfies me. Most 
>likely, I probably won't protect it, or only very lightly.
>
>Sincerely yours
>Björnke von Gierke
>
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