Centauri's Thoughts

In the near future, when you try to install software to time-shift your favorite Real Audio webcast, your PC might disable all media player applications. Until you remove the software, your PC will remain crippled. Or perhaps you want to watch a downloaded movie on a wide-screen TV, but your PC might turn off its video card's analog output.


Welcome to the world of Windows Longhorn (now known as Vista) and the Protected Media Path, where Microsoft, copyright holders, and DRM licensors may grant or revoke permission to use your own computer and digital media.

I heard of this well over two years ago, and THATS one big reason I never ran more than win98 and have been on unix full-time since 2003


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Control of your PC, you or M$ find out


The full scary story of Trusted Computing Initiative
Part I


Part II


Part III


Part IV