Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 8th Dec 2007 23:09 UTC
"Leading up to next week's public beta-test release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate, Microsoft today has published a 17-page document outlining in fine detail exactly what difference SP1 makes to Vista. Some of the contents has been shared in bits in the past, but this is so far the most comprehensive 'changelog' we've ever seen and probably will see as the final version is not expected to differ much from the RC, with the exception of WGA modifications."
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Member since:2006-06-21
It's OK. You're in the company of many other sheep. Unfortunately, someone's gotta say something about it. You may be right about DRM being gone in 5 years, I sure hope you are. But it's not gonna happen if everybody's a sheep and simply eats anything put in front of it.
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2006-05-18
Well, I don't know much about EULAs. I think in my country they have little no relevance, legally speaking.
As for including DRM inside the OS, I've already stated my opinion - to give the platform as a whole and not just one player the ability to play DRM protected content ... and probably to strengthen their relationship with the media companies. But, DRM will be gone in 5 to 10 years, no matter what Microsoft, RIAA or MPAA do. And not because it is bad, but because it hurts sales.
To clear the cheerleading part, I'm no Vista fan, I've tried it, didn't like it, and went back to XP, but I'll probably give it another shot after SP1 if I can be bothered to buy some more RAM.
I really don't get it ... OSes are pieces of software that help you do your job, or get something out of your computer, not cult objects. For most people Windows is the best choice of getting something out of their computer. I won't torture myself to use something that is not suited to my needs just to make a political statement that means nothing to anyone but me.