Hmm, good Public Relations, and the ability to lie without blinking.......sounds more like the credentials needed to be a politician more than a software giant;)
I think you've got a really good point there, a dangerous truth also.
I think Microsoft has indeed done a lot for the computer industry, and without their known "arrogant" approach and monopoly tactics, they would have dwindled like many other companies have over time.
It's like Kyle said in that Starbucks episode of southpark, we can't hate big co-operations because they were once little businesess, but made a successful product.
As much as people would hate to admit this, if Microsoft software was shit, it wouldn't have been anywhere near where it is today.
I think we all need to realize that.
This will never work. Having this kind of protection on such a freely distributed media such as music, will only cause the h4ck3r community to work around it, or, consumers will not buy it at all. There is always the chance of forgetting keys, or other issues like that, that consumers will not want to be bothered with.
After all, it's just music, not top secret US government files. I don't think the music industry is ever going to with this battle with the current strategy they are using.
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Hmm, good Public Relations, and the ability to lie without blinking.......sounds more like the credentials needed to be a politician more than a software giant ;)
-Maverick8080
I think you've got a really good point there, a dangerous truth also. I think Microsoft has indeed done a lot for the computer industry, and without their known "arrogant" approach and monopoly tactics, they would have dwindled like many other companies have over time. It's like Kyle said in that Starbucks episode of southpark, we can't hate big co-operations because they were once little businesess, but made a successful product. As much as people would hate to admit this, if Microsoft software was shit, it wouldn't have been anywhere near where it is today. I think we all need to realize that.
-Maverick8080
This will never work. Having this kind of protection on such a freely distributed media such as music, will only cause the h4ck3r community to work around it, or, consumers will not buy it at all. There is always the chance of forgetting keys, or other issues like that, that consumers will not want to be bothered with. After all, it's just music, not top secret US government files. I don't think the music industry is ever going to with this battle with the current strategy they are using.
-Maverick8080