The Future of Windows Software Distribution

Posted by Hemos on Sunday September 25, 2005 @11:31PM from the implications-across-the-board dept.

Diomidis Spinellis writes "Microsoft's Windows Marketplace Labs offer a preview of their Digital Locker technology. The Digital Locker uses Microsoft's Passport Network to allow Windows users to search, buy, and download software from multiple retailers, storing their product keys for future installations. Both retailers offering the service support digital rights management technologies: Digital River promotes its SoftwarePasport, and eSsellerate its Product Activation technology. Will this technology trigger an across-the-board adoption of DRM for Windows software? How will it affect the distribution of free and open-source software?"

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Bit torrent is the answer!! by KiroDude · 2005-09-25 23:38 · Score: 5, Funny

I say use bit torrent to distribute windows and then poison the bitch to death!!

Sorry, just had to...
Re:More like DMC... by marom · 2005-09-26 00:01 · Score: 5, Funny

See? This is what happens when you try too hard to be funny. Let it be a lesson to you all. Just do a simple "In Soviet Russia, software distributes you" or something, and be done with it.