Did ANYONE bother reading the article? PLEASE READ THE ARTICLE!
I am getting rather embarrased about the intelligence level my fellow nerds. 90% of the posters here have their facts all fucked up. Damn, you people make the *nix community look like a bunch of mad-cow infected sheep. If this were an Orwellian future, most of the posters here would not be able to see past the doublespeak.
Not that this helps, but here are some FACTS:
1. Windows Media Player never was able to encode MP3s until now.
2. Fact, most "free" MP3 encoders are limited due to the fact that they have pay Thomson Multimedia SA and the Fraunhofer Institut royalties for going over the line.
3. CD burning capability was limited in WMP7 and there wasn't the slightest bitch about that.
4. As a Systems Admin, I could care less what MS adds for entertainment purposes, I won't use it anyway. (Now if they took away DDK documentation I would be PISSED...oops digressing.)
Gimme a break! The user sets him/herself up to this. You have to install the service don't ya? Anyway, you keep your server/workstation in a secure space. I could make mincemeat out of a Linux box if I have direct physical access to it.
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Did ANYONE bother reading the article? PLEASE READ THE ARTICLE!
I am getting rather embarrased about the intelligence level my fellow nerds. 90% of the posters here have their facts all fucked up. Damn, you people make the *nix community look like a bunch of mad-cow infected sheep. If this were an Orwellian future, most of the posters here would not be able to see past the doublespeak.
Not that this helps, but here are some FACTS:
1. Windows Media Player never was able to encode MP3s until now.
2. Fact, most "free" MP3 encoders are limited due to the fact that they have pay Thomson Multimedia SA and the Fraunhofer Institut royalties for going over the line.
3. CD burning capability was limited in WMP7 and there wasn't the slightest bitch about that.
4. As a Systems Admin, I could care less what MS adds for entertainment purposes, I won't use it anyway. (Now if they took away DDK documentation I would be PISSED...oops digressing.)
Gimme a break! The user sets him/herself up to this. You have to install the service don't ya? Anyway, you keep your server/workstation in a secure space. I could make mincemeat out of a Linux box if I have direct physical access to it.