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Skriven 2005-02-10 23:09:24 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
Kommentar till text 2466 av Geo (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: MS and Macrovision join forces
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From: "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>
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I reckon the MS mantra has changed over the years from=20
"DOS isn't done until Lotus won't run."=20
to
"Windows is sloppy cause you can copy" :-)
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:420c2b02$1@w3.nls.net...
You're right my apologies, my clipping was from the reg article. but I =
don't see how it differs from the macrovision announcement in it's = subject
matter. It's clear from either that the goal of the BF = supporters is not to
restrict digitally perfect recordings, it's to = restrict the same vhs quality
recordings we've been making since they = lost the last round of court fights
over this. They want to eliminate = the analog path.
Microsoft is now working to make analog recordings restricted by the =
broadcast flag which the BF was never supposed to affect. The BF is a =
government attempt to get content moved to HD so they can reclaim the SD =
spectrum, it doesn't exist in the SD world because the content is = already
available there so there is no need. Of course that's now how = the
entertainment overseers see it, they believe it's their property and = that
recording off the air programming is theft even though the courts = have said
otherwise.
You don't get it Rich, when people find out the expensive windows =
software they use can't even do what a free OS can do they are going to = leave
the platform in droves. What do you think it was that killed the = apple ][
platform and moved so many people to the PC world, you think it = was IBM's
reputation that moved the gamers and home users years before = the software
library caught up with what was available on the ][?
The ][ had copy protection being used in lots of the most popular =
software packages, the PC didn't. There were no nibble counts, no track =
arching, no shuffle tracks, none of that nonsense on the PC. You had a = disk
you could make a copy of it.
People will use the system that works best for them, that means the =
system that allowed them to do what they want to do. If they want to = record
the superbowl and media center won't but some distro of linux = will, guess
what's gonna happen? The fact that it doesn't require a = hardware change is
going to make it possible for this to happen rather = faster than it did with
the ][.
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:420c133f@w3.nls.net...
I provided a press release to Macrovision's press release =
earlier. You obviously never read it. Pay attention.
Rich
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I reckon the MS mantra has changed over the years =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>"DOS isn't done until <B>Lotus</B> =
<B>won</B>'<B>t</B>=20
<B>run</B>." </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>"Windows is sloppy cause you can copy" =
:-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Geo" <<A =
href=3D"mailto:georger@nls.net">georger@nls.net</A>> wrote in=20 message
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You're right my apologies, my =
clipping was from=20
the reg article. but I don't see how it differs from the macrovision=20
announcement in it's subject matter. It's clear from either that the =
goal of=20
the BF supporters is not to restrict digitally perfect recordings, =
it's to=20
restrict the same vhs quality recordings we've been making since they =
lost the=20
last round of court fights over this. They want to eliminate the =
analog=20
path.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Microsoft is now working to make =
analog=20
recordings restricted by the broadcast flag which the BF was never =
supposed to=20
affect. The BF is a government attempt to get content moved to HD so =
they can=20
reclaim the SD spectrum, it doesn't exist in the SD world because the =
content=20
is already available there so there is no need. Of course that's now =
how the=20
entertainment overseers see it, they believe it's their property and =
that=20
recording off the air programming is theft even though the courts have =
said=20
otherwise.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You don't get it Rich, when people =
find out the=20
expensive windows software they use can't even do what a free OS can =
do they=20
are going to leave the platform in droves. What do you think it =
was that=20
killed the apple ][ platform and moved so many people to the PC world, =
you=20
think it was IBM's reputation that moved the gamers and home users =
years=20
before the software library caught up with what was available on the=20
][?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The ][ had copy protection being used =
in lots of=20
the most popular software packages, the PC didn't. There were no =
nibble=20
counts, no track arching, no shuffle tracks, none of that nonsense on =
the PC.=20
You had a disk you could make a copy of it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>People will use the system that works =
best for=20
them, that means the system that allowed them to do what they want to =
do. If=20
they want to record the superbowl and media center won't=20
but some distro of linux will, guess what's gonna =
happen? The=20
fact that it doesn't require a hardware change is going to make it =
possible=20
for this to happen rather faster than it did with the ][.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I provided a press =
release to=20
Macrovision's press release earlier. You obviously never read=20
it. Pay attention.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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