Microsoft To Demo 'Palladium' At WinHEC

1010011010 writes "According to Microsoft Watch, Microsoft will be demonstrating Palladium (also known as 'Next-Generation Secure Computing Base') at WinHEC in May in New Orleans. The 'trusted root' is now called the 'Nexus' by Microsoft. Developers wishing to write 'Nexus-aware' applications will apparently have to pay a licensing fee to do so. The product manager for Palladium, Mario Juarez, says, 'It's important to note that nexus-aware applications will not hinder any apps or anything else running in the regular Windows environment.' I'm sure you can all hear the word 'yet' at the end of that sentence. There's talk of phasing in Palladium, starting with Longhorn Server in 2005. I wonder how Microsoft will convince consumers that loss of control is a good thing, and how long the convincing will take. I, for one, am already planning to transition my company away from Microsoft software. Hopefully that won't get messed up by and dumb mandatory-palladium legislation from the Fritz types."

Comments

Did somebody say warez?

[shogun]

Let me be the first to point out the irony of someone called Juarez being in charge of an anti-piracy system.

No one can tell you what the Nexus is

[burgburgburg]

You have to experience it for yourself.

Oh, and it does the opposite of setting you free.

Re:No one can tell you what the Nexus is

[Poeir]

If I didn't say this, someone else would.

Morpheus: I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain. But you feel it. You've felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?

Neo: The Nexus?

Morpheus: Do you want to know what IT is? The Nexus is everywhere. It is all around us, even now in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.

Neo: What truth?

Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage, born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Nexus. is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance.

How to convince people loss of control is good

[speedfreak_5]

"I wonder how Microsoft will convince consumers that loss of control is a good thing, and how long the convincing will take."

Tell them if they don't they'll be supporting terrorism.

Re:How to convince people loss of control is good

[Anonymous Coward]

Shopkeeper: Take this computer, but beware: Windows carries a terrible curse.

Customer: Ooooh, that's bad.

Shopkeeper: But it comes with a free Media Player!

Customer: That's good!

Shopkeeper: The Media Player is also cursed.

Customer: That's bad.

Shopkeeper: But you get your choice of a free downloadable movie!

Customer: That's good!

Shopkeeper: The movies contain Digital Rights Management technology.

Customer: [stares]

Shopkeeper: That's bad.

Customer: Can I go now?

Another Microsoft Moment

[Taliesan999]

After having bought MS Visual Studio C# .Net, not realising that the "Standard" version doesn't play with non MS databases, I can't wait for the day when my OS/Computer refuses to let me use MySQL via ODBC because the drivers aren't signed/Palladium compatiable. I'll be so happy to be secure and safe from subversive and dangerous open source technolgies.

damn

[lingqi]

One day I will boot up WinPalidumb and a ghostly image of Whoppie Goldberg will lure me to this place of pure happiness.

Of course, being cool as I am I will realize that it's all fake and as harsh as real life^H^Hnux is, that's where we belong...

And I will bring back William Shatner; possibly saving (enter)price(line)?

*ducks*

Nexus?!

[C0LDFusion]

And when Nexus gets to version 6, will it be physically and emotionally indistinguishable from a human being? Will we have to hire Blade Runners to keep Tyrell Corpo...I mean, Microsoft's crazed creations off earth?

Nexus v.6: I want more life, fucker.
Bill Gates: Sorry. Planned obsolescence is a bitch.

Re:Microsoft To Demo 'Palladium' At WinHEC??

[Anonymous Coward]

This reminds me of the time MS decided to demo Win98... I think the conversation went something like:

demo guy: Well, Bill. You just hook up the scanner and Windows will automatically find and install the drivers for it.

Bill: That's great!

demo guy: Yes. It is one of the great features of Windo- Oh, boy. That's not supposed to happen.

*BSOD appears on a 3 story screen*

*audience laughs*

*/me shudders after thoughts of the future run through my head*

I can see it now...

demo guy: You plug in your printer and WindowsPA automagically detects it and installs the printer drivers.

Bill: That's great!

demo guy: Yes. It is one of the great features of Win- Oh, boy. That's not supposed to happen...

*BSOD fills 3 story screen*

BSOD: All you data are belong to Microsoft.

*Audience laughs*

*/me laughs becasue /me is using Gentoo Linux!*

In the tradition offollowing with the "leader"....

[Mattygfunk1]

... I am arranging a group on SourceForge to bring "trusted computing" to linux!

One of our developers has already approached RMS but apparently he mumbled something about "GNU/trusted computing" before the developer hung up the phone.

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Re:Security

[ftobin]

Where can you go today?

Freedom is slavery.