Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 26th Jan 2007 21:37 UTC
Windows A coalition of rivals charged on Friday that Microsoft's new Vista operating system coming out next week will perpetuate practices found illegal in the European Union nearly three years ago. The group, which includes IBM, Nokia, Sun Microsystems, Adobe, Oracle and Red Hat, said its complaints made last year are yet to be addressed just days before Vista is due for release.
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looncraz
Member since:
2005-07-24

Windows Media Player's WMV format supports licenses. This provides a means for hackers to pull-in viruses and spyware onto an unsuspecting machine, simply by trying to play a movie.

Downright stupidity, really.

--The loon

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netpython Member since:
2005-07-06

Regardless if WMV supports licenses it's dead on to make a malignent *.wmv file.The licences should support verification just to be sure a package hasn't been screwed with.

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