arstechnica.com — Once again, we see fanciful claims about ludicrous DRM schemes in the new Windows operating system, but a closer look suggests that Windows isn't to blame after all. Most users, in fact, won't even notice Windows 7's DRM.
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myztryFeb 19, 2009
@khellendros1984 - I never understand while people get upset when sharks eat people. It's just what they do. It's their livelihood so to put it...
4degreesFeb 20, 2009
Gentoo linux server(s) ubuntu linux desktop.switched from windows year or so ago. now windows only comes up in a VM when i want to test software.
retardocrispFeb 21, 2009
No...even in BETA the MS dev team was surprised that they missed that important factoid and thus the quick patch. You know...MP3's just came around after Windows 7...such new technology there. As for the info on speeds, hard drive accessing, boot up, file transferring etc...just do a Google search. There is loads of info! Talk about people who spout off without knowing the facts....lol.<a class="user" href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/how_fast_is_windows_7_faster_than_you_think">http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/how_fast_is_ ...</a>
thedarklord187May 8, 2009
LOL drm free you say, O rly? thats where your wrong
johnnysoftwareJul 24, 2009
Wrong. You spelled Republican right and scum wrong.
johnnysoftwareJul 24, 2009
Administrator Privilege being required so often even for the most mundane of commercial applications is seriously very unsettling. This applies equally to Windows and Mac.The whole point of distinguishing between application software and OS software is so that you do not have to go flinging trust dust on every piece of code on your system. Distrust is healthy. Doing away with it cancels out the effect of the security mechanisms.In our society we have locks/keys for our doors, require signatures on checks from our customers, photos on people's IDs, fingerprints for sensitive things, ridges on any coin more valuable than a nickel - because distrust is ingrained.When you give an application Administrator Privileges then you do away with all those sorts of mechanisms - and bestow the computer equivalent of "power of attorney" to boot. People are going to seriously regret this blind carte blanche of trust they are handing out.
johnnysoftwareJul 24, 2009
In the original definition, trusted computing meant secure, reliable systems for those that owned and operated computers. If that were the definition used here, then you would be correct. However, Microsoft borrowed the term and gave it a new definition. Virtually nobody complained so they got away with the slight of hand again.In Microsoft's scheme of things trusted computing means DRM. It's not the same things as trustworthy computing or reliable computing. It is copy-protection taking to the N-th degree.