[mdlug] Vista DRM hurts Linux?

[Grant]

On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 01:48 +0400, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> Ingles, Raymond wrote:
> >> From: Aaron Kulkis
> > 
> >> But with the DRM thing, they HAVE to do it..because they made
> >> promises to the Hollywood crowd that they will take action
> >> against all "offending" hardware.... they've pretty well screwed
> >> themselves, because they've placed themselves under legally
> >> binding contracts to disable the hardware at Hollywood's behest.
> > 
> >  MS has betrayed every business partner they've ever had, so far as I know.
> > Why should Hollywood be different? I'll bet there's plenty of wiggle room
> > in those contracts.
> 
> Because they can keep paying lawyers for as long as MS can, maybe
> even longer.
> 
> Gates and Company are going to rue the day they climbed into bed
> with, shall we say, if not the harlotry of Hollywood, the pimps who
> push them.
This could be fun to watch.
Hollywood and the record industry surviving their customer base giving
them the greasy middle digit by sucking micosloth dry of every last
asset.  Bill, can you say "Would you like fries with that?"

Now that I think about it, I can't recall hearing anything about the
RIAA going after anyone lately.  Perhaps they've reconsidered the wisdom
of that move.  No, that can't be it.