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.... now you know why so many people get worked up about WGA, OGA, XGA, etc, etc. It may only affect a very small percentage, but when you're one of that group it affects YOU 100%!

I think this is actually a good example of what worries a lot of people, governments included. It is not the first time that Microsoft has a defacto "standard" which it then drop. Office 2000 (or was it office 97) had .DOCs that were incompatible with the previous version and the hue and cry resulted in the "Word 6.0" filter for backwards compatibilty. This is why governments are interested in ODF because it takes control of the document format why from a single vendor.

Sorry George - but this is Microsoft being Microsoft. I wish they'd behave more sensibly.
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Well....  bportlock | 11/08/06
No, duh  frgough | 11/08/06
Oh hell, the Zealots are going to keel over...  nucrash | 11/08/06
Here it goes...  ju1ce | 11/08/06
+1.. why buy DRMed music in the first place..  doctorSpoc | 11/08/06
Exercise your power  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Interesting  jragosta | 11/08/06
Balderdash  nucrash | 11/08/06
Yet....  jragosta | 11/08/06
How Dare You call me a Windows Zealot!!!  nucrash | 11/08/06
I said some products were better  georgeou | 11/08/06
Sorry, that was more of my Opinion  nucrash | 11/08/06
Oh, too easy!!  NonZealot | 11/08/06
Good oen  jragosta | 11/08/06
Strawy? Is that you?  NonZealot | 11/08/06
The line between reality and fantasy gets blurred with you  Scrat | 11/09/06
This is a legitimate complaint  Cayble | 11/13/06
One Problem with the article  ShadeTree | 11/08/06
Key word: "until"  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Not necessarily the evential outcome.  ShadeTree | 11/08/06
Actually, I'm assuming quite the opposite  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Or Zune could take market share ...  ShadeTree | 11/09/06
Zune would have to be a better player.  nucrash | 11/09/06
It will just have to be marketed better.  ShadeTree | 11/09/06
MS is not renowned for their marketing  tic swayback | 11/09/06
Sure, it might...  tic swayback | 11/09/06
Calling Zune nothing more then a rebadged ...  ShadeTree | 11/09/06
Guess you haven't been following the news  tic swayback | 11/09/06
Everything that has . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
I don't understand  NonZealot | 11/08/06
Cut and run  tic swayback | 11/08/06
So if it's a failure . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
I can't believe that i just . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
Thanks for the reply  NonZealot | 11/08/06
It's business  tic swayback | 11/08/06
tic: all 3 of them  NonZealot | 11/08/06
Probably right NZ  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Look guys, my point is . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
Read the TOS/EULA on DRMed digital music sometime  Edward Meyers | 11/08/06
I own an ipod...  ju1ce | 11/08/06
Please Stop Crying....  harsh_rohit@... | 11/08/06
If people didn't complain...  BitTwiddler | 11/08/06
Yeah!! George hates MS!!  NonZealot | 11/08/06
Ah, but there aren't 300 NBMer responses!  georgeou | 11/08/06
Maybe because you didn't lie in this article  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Maybe  jragosta | 11/08/06
Microsoft doesn't really want you to have choice...  BitTwiddler | 11/08/06
Products we are still waiting on...  nucrash | 11/08/06
Let me see if I understand...  NonZealot | 11/09/06
Um, duh?  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Planned all along?  TripleII | 11/08/06
I don't think so  tic swayback | 11/08/06
I still shudder at brown . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
Microsoft squeezed all the money of of Plays-for-sure  WiredGuy | 11/08/06
Revenue for MS  tic swayback | 11/08/06
to be honest . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
Features aren't what sells in this market  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Wrong  NonZealot | 11/08/06
So you agree, features don't matter?  tic swayback | 11/08/06
I apologize  NonZealot | 11/08/06
True . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
Then MS is smart  NonZealot | 11/08/06
Not everyone  tic swayback | 11/08/06
And let them eat cake . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
No laws were broken here  tic swayback | 11/08/06
No argument here . .  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
For your daughter's sake...  tic swayback | 11/09/06
I'm going to download them . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/09/06
It needs to be products removed from the marketplace  Edward Meyers | 11/08/06
Small is relative  TripleII | 11/09/06
I mean I "I can't not see the RIAA/MPAA"  TripleII | 11/09/06
Numbers  tic swayback | 11/09/06
I Agree on all points  TripleII | 11/09/06
Plain old MP3s  TripleII | 11/09/06
Here is exactly why DRM should be out-lawed, or heavily legislated...  BitTwiddler | 11/08/06
Toshiba won't be losing out!!!  nucrash | 11/08/06
Only temporary  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Annnnd Toshiba won't lose any money over the deal, either . . (nt)  jlhenry62 | 11/08/06
My Issue: LPs and Eight Track Cassettes MIA  D. T. Schmitz | 11/09/06
The big difference being..  tic swayback | 11/09/06
78's???  jlhenry62 | 11/09/06
Did I say 78's?  tic swayback | 11/09/06
Danged new fangled wax cylinders.  Letophoro | 11/09/06
Excellent Feedback!!  D. T. Schmitz | 11/09/06
I still prefer . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/09/06
Bloody traveling minstrels...  tic swayback | 11/10/06
Re: Bloody Travelling...  tangent001 | 11/14/06
Microsoft adds Piracy Tax to Zune costs  tic swayback | 11/09/06
This isn't news  NonZealot | 11/09/06
It is indeed news  tic swayback | 11/09/06
Nuh uh  NonZealot | 11/09/06
Canada, eh?  tic swayback | 11/09/06
All Digital Recorders are suppose to include Copy Control  Edward Meyers | 11/10/06
Clarification please  999ad@... | 11/09/06
No problem  NonZealot | 11/09/06
Well! Fancy that!  999ad@... | 11/09/06
No point in buying audio cdr's...  tic swayback | 11/09/06
That would explain  999ad@... | 11/09/06
An aunt of mine . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/09/06
There is 0 technical difference in these  Edward Meyers | 11/09/06
One technical difference  tic swayback | 11/10/06
Its not DRM  Edward Meyers | 11/10/06
I think it is DRM  tic swayback | 11/11/06
Those restrictions are built at the recorder level  Edward Meyers | 11/11/06
Sounds like a wink and a nudge to me!!! (NT)  jlhenry62 | 11/09/06
So . . .  999ad@... | 11/09/06
NY Times takes on the Zune  tic swayback | 11/09/06
WSJ on the Zune  tic swayback | 11/09/06
Bad news, ShadeTree  tic swayback | 11/09/06
ZOFA  owidder | 11/09/06
Once Upon a Time  D. T. Schmitz | 11/09/06
Guess you weren't paying attention  tic swayback | 11/10/06
QVC is offering . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/10/06
Other useful products  tic swayback | 11/10/06
I like it!!!  jlhenry62 | 11/13/06
I guess it depends  jragosta | 11/10/06
AHRA covers audio recordings  Edward Meyers | 11/11/06
We have a winner!  D. T. Schmitz | 11/11/06
Actually, we're both right  tic swayback | 11/11/06
Unnecessarily complicated  D. T. Schmitz | 11/11/06
Is it a fine and even if it is, does it matter?  NonZealot | 11/11/06
In that case  Edward Meyers | 11/11/06
Actually a big difference  tic swayback | 11/11/06
I agree  NonZealot | 11/11/06
It's a lot more dangerous here though  tic swayback | 11/11/06
Clue  jragosta | 11/11/06
The point isn't valid  Edward Meyers | 11/12/06
No loss in quality  tic swayback | 11/11/06
Sort of  jragosta | 11/11/06
79% not buying one anyway...  dcharti | 11/09/06
WARNING!!! HEAVY USE OF SARCASM AHEAD . . .  jlhenry62 | 11/10/06
Not necessarily  mc4691 | 11/23/06
Any DRM device is doom  Mectron | 11/23/06
Voting question  mc4691 | 11/23/06

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