I think the problem here is that the states want the DLL's gone too. Which means any app (and there are lot's of 1st and 3rd party) or OS component that depends on that DLL will not function without it.
Wow. It seems that if a software developer actually wants to use the MS "middle ware" in their app, then maybe they have good reason for that. We're talking about basic freedom of choice here. Freedom to develop software without someone (gov't) telling you what you can or cannot include in your product.
I was not impressed with their selection. They had spotty atrist coverage and some artists had only half of their tracks available. My biggest two beefs: 1) You lost all your downloaded music when you cancel (you can keep burnt music obviously.)
2) All your music is stuck inside of pressplay. No mp3 player support.
Sounds just like ActiveX. Is there any code signing involved? How do I know if I trust the CGI script that is being downloaded? If this were actually implemeted by public websites, what is the process for securing the CGI code during transfer?
Seems that people that don't like ActiveX shouldn't be to happy with this new feature. But it has worked well in IE for 3 years.
Would the record labels not be a good example of Anti-Competive companies? It is fairly obvious that their prices are set to maximize profits, and not based on competitive situations (go look at how DVD regions are set up.) How many "suppliers" of "Collective Soul" (Band) are there? One. Atlantic Records.
What if Record labels were forced to cross-license their IP? Then we'd really see what a competitive market could do for music prices and device usage.
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This makes a great argument against the GPL. The GPL would prohibit the above scenario.
It's actually not well formed. The author needs a document element. You can't have more than one root element.
I think the problem here is that the states want the DLL's gone too. Which means any app (and there are lot's of 1st and 3rd party) or OS component that depends on that DLL will not function without it.
Wow. It seems that if a software developer actually wants to use the MS "middle ware" in their app, then maybe they have good reason for that. We're talking about basic freedom of choice here. Freedom to develop software without someone (gov't) telling you what you can or cannot include in your product.
I was not impressed with their selection. They had spotty atrist coverage and some artists had only half of their tracks available. My biggest two beefs:
1) You lost all your downloaded music when you cancel (you can keep burnt music obviously.)
2) All your music is stuck inside of pressplay. No mp3 player support.
Sounds just like ActiveX. Is there any code signing involved? How do I know if I trust the CGI script that is being downloaded? If this were actually implemeted by public websites, what is the process for securing the CGI code during transfer?
Seems that people that don't like ActiveX shouldn't be to happy with this new feature. But it has worked well in IE for 3 years.
And this would be better, why? "Gosh.. I wish their software sucked.." Geeze..
Would the record labels not be a good example of Anti-Competive companies? It is fairly obvious that their prices are set to maximize profits, and not based on competitive situations (go look at how DVD regions are set up.) How many "suppliers" of "Collective Soul" (Band) are there? One. Atlantic Records.
What if Record labels were forced to cross-license their IP? Then we'd really see what a competitive market could do for music prices and device usage.