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Movielink Snubs DRM-less Macs

Posted by pudge on from the drm-is-for-sissies dept.

mcwetboy writes "CNET reports that the Macintosh is being shut out of online movie services like Movielink, and connects it to the Mac's lack of digital-rights management. From the article: '[Apple VP] Schiller says Apple has not released much in the way of protective technology ... because effective techniques for securing content without interfering with the experience of consumers have not yet been invented.' A consumer-friendly attitude towards DRM may be a double-edged sword (content may not be made available for that platform), but if the content is locked out of the Mac for that reason, do I really want it anyway?" In other news, the USSR provided free bread only to the poor people.

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  1. bling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    bling!

  2. First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post La la la la

    1. Re:First post by McNeany · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I really enjoyed seeing this post third on the list. I give it a (score:3 funny)

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      I don't believe in sigs.
  3. The USSR nver poriveded bread for free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Free bread was only for prisoners.

  4. Beowulf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of these!!

  5. Re:Big Yak attack! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What a country!

    (now playing in Branson, MO)

  6. Re:As a mac user, who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hi Steve

    moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo