Microsoft's DRM could be even worse

Microsoft's DRM could be even worse

Posted Nov 18, 2005 16:29 UTC (Fri) by grouch (subscriber, #27289)
In reply to: Microsoft's DRM could be even worse by pr1268
Parent article: Sony's rootkit: an update

Microsoft has been courting the MPAA and RIAA all along during their development of Palladium or Longhorn or whatever name they're using this week. It's not a matter of them being unaware. It's a matter of who pays more, the lowly "consumer" or partners.

Better re-read that XP EULA and take note of the similarities to Sony's XCP EULA. If you run XP, BillG has root access. XCP gives Sony (and now, malicious websites) root access. Both require you to accept future, undeclared and undisclosed installations at their discretion. Each admits to at most $5 in liability. You can check the rest of the similar bullet points for yourself.

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