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The Day The Music Died: Windows Media and DRM

Posted by michael on from the coming-soon-to-a-computer-near-you dept.

SampleMinded writes "The Guardian reports on an early glimpse of what a DRM controlled future looks like. Imagine backing up your files, reformatting your hard drive, then copying the files back over only to find your music no longer works. It happened to this guy. Now That's what I call Xperience!"

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  1. THANKS FOR REPEATING EXACTLY WHAT WAS IN THE STORY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
  2. Re:THANKS FOR REPEATING EXACTLY WHAT WAS IN THE ST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Thanks for submitting a totally useless response to a totally useless comment. Wait, that means I just submitted a useless comment to a useless comment to a useless thread. Well, there goes the neighborhood.

  3. Intelect?? by DoctorFrog · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    I'd call myself an intelect who generally prefers MS technology.

    We all make mistakes, but this one gave me a real belly laugh! Thanks!