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Microsoft Clips Longhorn
Gr8Apes writes "Microsoft is clipping Longhorn to get the already-delayed follow-up to Windows XP out the door by 2006. MS has decided to remove some of the most ambitious features. Blackcomb is the version to follow Longhorn, and is expected at the end of the decade. The full new file system feature has been moved to Blackcomb. Other notable parts of the story, in MS's efforts to get its DRM into play, a new version, Windows XP Premium will start shipping with new PCs, which will include a new version of the infamous Windows Media Player. This version will have the ability to shop at on-line stores like the one MS plans to launch later this year. It's their move to 'outflank Apple'."
thanks doj for being vigilant.
Have you tried to copy a game CD lately?
Chances are it won't work.
Typically you need to have the orginal CD in the drive in order to play the game. Yes, you can get cracks- but Joe User doesn't want to hassle with the cracks, so it's easier just to cough up the $30-$40 for the game.
That is fairly effective copy protection. If you really did purchase the game, then other than having the CD in the drive, it doesn't provide much of a hassle. But, running a pirated version is beyond what most people are willing to do.
They defeat the casual pirate, without overly encumbering the rest of us.
But then again- just imagine if people didn't feel the need to steal things, just because they could. (Like music) They wouldn't need to copy protect games at all, and you could put away the CD's forever. But some people (in this thread) feel that stealing intellectual property isn't really stealing. So the creators of the IP need to protect it. You can thank them for those 20 digit codes, and un-necessarily switching CDs everytime you load up a new game.
No reason to lie.