Fer sher dude
Squawkbox | 08/25/04
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Will they have a ghetto version? Plaz fo' sha'
Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/26/04
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'Plays for sure' means DRM inside
Seething Ganglia | 08/25/04
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Exactly
V Sanders | 08/26/04
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re Exactly
V Sanders | 08/26/04
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Don't they me "Pays for sure"...
el1jones | 08/26/04
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Ummm clue for you, ALL legal music downloads have DRM
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Not true at all
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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As if there were something wrong with non-M$ formats?
CobraA1 | 08/25/04
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Is this false advertising again?
Fred Fredrickson | 08/26/04
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Waste of time...
Jomo_z | 08/26/04
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Not Microsoft proprietary format
GregSalts | 08/26/04
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Tablet PCs?
CobraA1 | 08/26/04
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Because that's what the content OWNERS want.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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DRM is not exclusive to Microsoft
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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I agree. In the future all content will have DRM.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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I disagree
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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Sure, and some people believe the world is flat.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Not much of a response, No Ax
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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Well, then the world IS flat to some of them
AbsolutelyNot | 08/26/04
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What about a Creative Commons type license
The King's Servant | 08/26/04
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Correction
Rick_K | 08/26/04
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plays for sure?
V Sanders | 08/26/04
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My Linux box has a sticker..
Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/26/04
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so..
Brag | 08/26/04
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Halo for PC is not worth it... no co-op mode!
Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/26/04
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I have a toy OS machine too
Michael Kelly | 08/26/04
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You use Windows when you want to join the real world?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Fort all the bluster, Xunil looks like a closet Windows fan.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Use a console, not a PC
nomorems | 08/26/04
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That says, no legal players allowed.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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I can do whatever I want with my PC as well
GregSalts | 08/26/04
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A new Microsoft Oxymoron
nucrash | 08/26/04
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Plays with Itself
Nigel Johnstone | 08/26/04
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SO why then do all new DVD playes use WMV?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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More corporate parasites riding MS's coattails...
MacCanuck | 08/26/04
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And that matters how?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Corps using MS WMV because of quality and consumer
MacCanuck | 08/26/04
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I see your mistake...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Do they actually use it?
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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Sure do.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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So it's not on the market yet then
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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Can't say...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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They don't
Nigel Johnstone | 08/26/04
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Been called out on this one
AbsolutelyNot | 08/26/04
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Niche = 95% of ALL users.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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No, not even 0.95%
Nigel Johnstone | 08/26/04
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It's funny, No_Ax is always
dave95 | 08/26/04
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Now, FOR SURE,
James Dean_z | 08/26/04
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Near ubiquity??
jstead1 | 08/26/04
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EACH BOX TO INCLUDE MINI JOHN ASHCROFT
itanalyst | 08/26/04
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You mean like the IPod... (nt)
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Huh?
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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Stay tuned...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Commercial suicide
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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I see your mistake.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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A reasonable assumption
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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For the same reasons we have discussed before.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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And these new efforts are doomed to failure
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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No_Ax, you argue things you seemingly know nothing
mlindl | 08/27/04
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Bumper-sticker marketing
Chris Moller | 08/26/04
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Bill Gates for president!
Roger Ramjet | 08/26/04
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That has got the be the stupidest thing I have ever heard!
Alpha_Female | 08/26/04
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stupidest?....
JoeMama_z | 08/26/04
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WHEN IS LINUX GOING TO ALLOW ME TO PLAY CO-OP DONKEY KONG??
itanalyst | 08/26/04
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When
Brag | 08/26/04
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Counterstrike on Linux? You got it!
itanalyst | 08/26/04
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Won't play on a Mac or Linux, for sure
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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Are you suggesting Apple can't play WMA?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Yes, that is completely factual
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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All that's needed is...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Or MS could build the player
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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You explained MS's reasons nicely...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Reasons
Roger Ramjet | 08/26/04
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MS has different strategies from Apple
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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tic, I don't agree.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Desktops/World Dominance versus portable player lead
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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Bull ?h!t Alert
Rick_K | 08/26/04
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That tricky little license question
AbsolutelyNot | 08/26/04
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Interesting partnership...
MacCanuck | 08/26/04
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Interesting yes indeed
dave95 | 08/26/04
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Ya' know...
crystalattice@... | 08/26/04
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Would you believe me if I told you
The King's Servant | 08/26/04
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It always helps to inform the consumer.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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and Mac, BSD, OpenUNIX, OpenWARE, NetWare, SunOS, Solaris
The King's Servant | 08/26/04
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Better yet
tic swayback | 08/26/04
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That makes no sense at all.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04
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Yes fool
The King's Servant | 08/26/04
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Microtroll Inside.... Sound to me microsft is scare of linux being inside
M_c | 08/26/04
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Another Microsoft lie
mlindl | 08/27/04
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