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Rajan:
It would be nice if MS took the same stance, but trust me, if you are a Mac user and holding off using a PC because of DRM - YOU ARE STUPID. :-) DRM only works when you watching/downloading/whatever DRM media. That's means if you are downloading a ACC or a MP3 or a Ogg, DRM WON'T work. If you are downloading a WMA from a record company, DRM *might*
work, only if the record company wants it to work.
First, did I say I was a Mac user? No. Second did I say that this list showed in favor of getting a Mac? No. Im interested but they are not ready for me yet. I have several boxes all running Windows with Linux on the side (for now). "Never assume what your trying to prove unless your trying to prove your a bonehead"

Im so stupid? Of course I see alternatives like Ogg. Im not sitting here saying "My own little world is perfect" but saying "what might disturb my own little world and how can I avoid it" I am future watching. Apple's current DRM stance is to ignore it so I am looking forward and hoep they keep that with thins like Palladium.

Though it is quite sad an industry is being bullied by a much smaller industry, just because the smaller industry wants to keep its 1/2 decade old business model.
I dont really see it as bullying because they think there is money to be made in all of it too. Im sorry, your harware isnt DRM enabled so it wont work on your computer

Nice stance, even though there is NO official proof behind the claims made about Palladium. From what I understand from it is that is it virtually impossible to crack copyright protection in music, video and software. Plus, for shareware, since you can't turn back the computer clock, you only get to try their software for 15/30/60 days, not 3 years :-P
From whats been released about Palladium, people have said what can be done with it. I hope Microsoft doesnt take it that far but it is a possibility and I dont put anything past them.