[mdlug] Vista DRM hurts Linux?

[Aaron Kulkis]

Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>> From: Aaron Kulkis
> 
>> I smell dozens of class-action lawsuits on the horizon, the
>> end result being that the MS EULA being ruled to be toothless
>> in all important respects
> 
>  The problem is, MS is greedy, not stupid. I'm sure they recognize that
> as a potential danger, and so they have some careful balancing to do in
> order to maintain the situation. It's possible to handle explosives
> pretty safely if you take care and precautions. For MS, threatening to
> 'revoke drivers' is one thing, but actually *following through* on that
> would be tantamount to throwing lit matches around gunpowder.
> 
>  They might end up doing such a desperation move at some point, but I

In which case, the house of cards collapses sooner rather than
later.  Either way, they've painted themselves into a corner...
with never-drying contact cement!

> think the overall market situation will have to shift quite a bit before
> they go that route. 
> 
>  Sincerely,
> 
>  Ray Ingles                                              (313) 227-2317
> 
>  "In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need
>  to do so, most people get busy on the proof." - John Kenneth Galbraith
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