Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 18th Feb 2009 23:28 UTC
Does Windows 7 contain more DRM than Windows Vista? Does Windows 7 limit you from running cracked applications, and will it open the firewall specifically for applications that want to check if they're cracked or not? Does it limit the audio recording capabilities? According to a skimp and badly written post on Slashdot, it does. The Slashdot crowd tore the front page item apart - and rightfully so.
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RE[3]: Also noted in the Ars article
by lemur2 on Thu 19th Feb 2009 01:35
in reply to "RE[2]: Also noted in the Ars article"
Member since:2007-02-17
" I remember there were some discussions on this very site before Vista was released that indicated you would no longer be able to rip audio CDs in Vista with ANY program without DRM being attached
Oh, some people here even made those claims as recent as a few weeks ago, despite being decidedly debunked. That's FUD for you. Goes both ways, obviously, though. There are people on all sides of the fence that resort to FUD, sadly. " I don't recall that at all ...
There was only a claim made on this site a few weeks ago in which some end user was said to have asked "why can't I make .mp3 files on my Vista laptop that I can play in my car".
That is a trillion miles away from "you would no longer be able to rip audio CDs in Vista with ANY program without DRM being attached".
Please at least try Thom to strive for some editorial accuarcy ... it severly strains your credibility when you make false accusations after all ... which funnily enough is the very thing your whole article seems to be about in the first place.
Edited 2009-02-19 01:40 UTC
RE[4]: Also noted in the Ars article
by WorknMan on Thu 19th Feb 2009 03:58
in reply to "RE[3]: Also noted in the Ars article"
Member since:2005-11-13
Here's one:
http://www.osnews.com/thread?346846
Debatable. Very debatable. Using Vista, try to rip a track from a CD you have legally purchased to .mp3 (without any DRM) and send it to your friend who does not run Vista (say runs a Mac or Linux box). See if you can do it so that your friend can hear the result.
Member since:
2005-06-29
Oh, some people here even made those claims as recent as a few weeks ago, despite being decidedly debunked.
That's FUD for you. Goes both ways, obviously, though. There are people on all sides of the fence that resort to FUD, sadly.