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Most companies seem to be "supporting" MS DRM simply because MS has such a large percentage of the PC market. It's a game of "everyone else is doing it, so we'd better too". Very few distributors are supporting MS DRM exclusively.

There is no way you can secure video or audio from piracy. Content pirates don't care about quality, the lowest common denominator will do, such as videoing a movie in a theatre or capturing the video signal from a TV. You can't stop pirates in this environment.

All that will happen is content providers will end up extending Microsoft's control of multi-media. There will be no added protection and no consumer benefit.
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 04/15/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Dear EU, we were...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/15/04
Sadly mistaken  tic swayback | 04/15/04
Yeah, like that has worked.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/15/04
My point exactly  tic swayback | 04/15/04
That is certainly one opinion.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/15/04
You seriously overstate your case  tic swayback | 04/15/04
.. probably the correct one..  d_jedi | 04/15/04
Too rational. You don't run a content company.  Anton Philidor | 04/15/04
Eloquently put  tic swayback | 04/16/04
I second that.  cybershoplifter | 04/16/04
"ME too"-ism  Fred Fredrickson | 04/15/04
Bye bye, Real...  Stewart Cannon | 04/15/04
Well, that and more  tic swayback | 04/15/04
Your Software Stinks??  Leenus | 04/18/04
Separate The Parties From Their Convictions  ParadigmOdyssey | 04/15/04
How will this play in the EU court?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/15/04
This has nothing to do with the EU vs MS  Fred Fredrickson | 04/15/04
Re: This has nothing to do with the EU vs MS  d_jedi | 04/15/04
Dear D_  Fred Fredrickson | 04/16/04
Another slight addition  tic swayback | 04/16/04
Real is on its way out of the player business.  Anton Philidor | 04/15/04
Re: Real is on its way out of the player business  d_jedi | 04/15/04
Apple isn't forced to deal with Real  FilledOut | 04/16/04
Goodbye Real, and good riddance.  James T. Kirk | 04/16/04

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