Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Feb 2009 21:23 UTC
Windows Vista has never exactly been a favourite subject among company IT people. Migrating from Windows XP to Windows Vista isn't exactly a worry-free process, and machines that run Windows XP comfortably may have trouble powering Windows vista. As such, adoption of Vista has been slow. Two years after Vista's release, the OS is still struggling in the enterprise sector, according to a Forrester report.
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First off before complaining about DRM, at least take the time to learn what it is, how it is implemented, and what exactly it does. And in the end, it is still always the media owner who makes the decision whether to put DRM in their content.
DRM is some unremoveable software on a Windows Vista machine that is put there at the behest of the media owner. You said so yourself.
The thing is ... I am the owner of the machine, and the one who paid for it, I am the one who defines what the machine should be used for, I am the one who would pay for any software it needs to achieve that, and hence I am the one who should be able to say what software I want to run on said machine.
Likewise, I am the one who would purchase any content. I should be the one who gets to say where and when I enjoy that content.
If media owners and software providers believe they have any right to use my resources (my machine) to their ends ... they have another think coming. Guess again.
I'm not putting up with shoddy, slow-as-molasses Vista on my machine because some idiot American media mogul and his equally crass software company executive crony thinks I should.
First, do these companies have a need to migrate/upgrade?
Vista is not an upgrade. Of anything.
If one is going to take the trouble to migrate, then anyone with an ounce of sanity would move as far away from the clearly-not-built-for-my-purposes Vista as they possibly could.
Edited 2009-02-03 04:05 UTC
RE[2]: Enough with the DRM.
by ssa2204 on Tue 3rd Feb 2009 06:55
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RE[2]: Enough with the DRM.
by ggeldenhuys on Tue 3rd Feb 2009 07:14
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The thing is ... I am the owner of the machine, and the one who paid for it, I am the one who defines what the machine should be used for, I am the one who would pay for any software it needs to achieve that, and hence I am the one who should be able to say what software I want to run on said machine.
Hey, you sound like me some 6 years ago. Since then I switched to Linux and have never been happier. I tried various distros, but found Ubuntu to be a good balance of what I need and install size. Linux give the user all the control - just the way I like it. Not to mention that my company's IT depart is just too happy. They never hear any issue from me - I never have viruses, my system never crashes etc...
RE[2]: Enough with the DRM.
by Soulbender on Tue 3rd Feb 2009 11:18
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RE: Enough with the DRM.
by thavith_osn on Tue 3rd Feb 2009 11:30
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I'm afraid the uptake of Vista does have a little to do with Vista itself.
You mention that 7 will be out soon. I think the reason 7 will be out sooner is because of the serious flaws that Vista has. MS need to get something out there that will sell, something Vista isn't doing as well as MS would like.
Don't get me wrong, I'm totally a Mac Fanboy, but I have a lot less problem with Vista than most people, but it is "bloat" and it is horrible on "older" hardware.
I've used 7 and have to say it only proves the inadequacies of Vista. 7 is closer to where Vista should have been (but still not the promise that Longhorne was)...
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Anyone else find it ironic that in these threads the ones complaining about DRM and Vista are:
1.) People that are not affected by DRM, because...
2.) They are people that would not use a Microsoft OS or product in the first place
3.) Generally have no clue to what and how DRM is.
But it is the one theme certain people just love to bring up. Funny, because I really have never seen an actual Vista user complain about DRM. Now I base this upon frequent visits to several digital media and multimedia forums. Funny because does anyone want to try and make me believe for an instant should DRM be removed these same individuals would load up Vista? Windows 7?
Again, problem is not DRM in Vista, but the fact DRM exists. Just a wild thought, but does anyone even bother to ask why it is there in the first place? What caused media companies to rush to this?
First off before complaining about DRM, at least take the time to learn what it is, how it is implemented, and what exactly it does. And in the end, it is still always the media owner who makes the decision whether to put DRM in their content.
Back to the topic, I am not surprised that their is slow adoption. This has nothing to do with Vista at all. Take that out of the equation completely, or imagine if Vista was flawless. There would still be slow adoption for two reasons. First, do these companies have a need to migrate/upgrade? Second, with Windows 7 coming out just a few years after, why spend the money on 6, when 7 is so near? Personally I am not one of those who feels the need to get the latest greatest of any product. Fast production/development cycles usually do not benefit the consumer. While it may satisfy some geeks or fans of said product, that does not translate to real need.