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Microsoft Answers Vista DRM Critics' Claims

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-believe-everything-you-read-on-the-interwebs dept.

skepsis writes "Recently there have been some stories on Slashdot claiming that Vista would downgrade the quality of audio and video for every application in a machine where protected content was running. One of the stories painted a scary scenario where a 'medical IT worker who's using a medical imaging PC while listening to audio/video played back by the computer' would have his medical images 'deliberately degraded.' A post has been put up on the Vista team blog explaining exactly how the content protection works, and it turns out the medical IT staff and audio pros can relax. From the post: 'It's important to emphasize that while Windows Vista has the necessary infrastructure to support commercial content scenarios, this infrastructure is designed to minimize impact on other types of content and other activities on the same PC. For example, if a user were viewing medical imagery concurrently with playback of video which required image constraint, only the commercial video would be constrained -- not the medical image or other things on the user's desktop.'"

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  1. So we should trust Microsoft? by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 0, Troll
    Should we trust them more than a used car salesman who tries to pass that yellow car with checkered racing lines as "only driven by an old lady to go to church"???

    Wait! Do we see Microsoft's collective noses lengthening???

    1. Re:So we should trust Microsoft? by CharlieG · · Score: 1, Troll

      and do we trust a guy who's supposed to be looking at OUR medical images while he's listening/looking at OTHER SHIT? Keep you mind on your job, it's life critical. When your done looking at the other stuff is soon enough to look/listen to DRM content

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    2. Re:So we should trust Microsoft? by CharlieG · · Score: 0, Troll

      just because they do it, doesn't mean it's RIGHT (and that applies to what Microsoft is doing too, but...)

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  2. Re:And we are to believe the VISTA developers? by Khuffie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Any company is there to make money, so they're all greedy. If you want to make a point, make it. Don't fall back on petty insults. It is immature, and tends to throw off any points you make in a debate as nothing but a result of bias.

  3. Re:And we are to believe the VISTA developers? by Khuffie · · Score: 0, Troll

    I actually did read on and look at the rest of what was written, and guess what? It was complete FUD, which two others have already pointed out.

  4. Re:Security and Quality by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 0, Troll
    "the content protection mechanisms ...... will lead to better driver quality control."

    Less freedom = better quality?

    Might as well say it.

    Peace is War.

    Slavery is Freedom.....

    Responding to a non-sequitor with other nonsense is nonsense.

    But nonsense often passes for Insight, so who am I to judge.

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  5. Re:Should we trust the medical system vendors? by Arker · · Score: 0, Troll

    No wonder doctors kill more people than car accidents do.

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  6. Re:Knaves and Crackers by drsmithy · · Score: 0, Troll

    I figured you knew what you were talking about until right there. Last I heard, the only reason Apple put DRM on stuff bought from iTunes in the first place was that without it, the RIAA wouldn't allow them to sell their songs. If it's changed since then, please let me know, but...

    Right. So basically exactly the same situation as DRM capabilities being put into Vista so it could be used as a platform for premium content.