DRM?!?! DRM? Are you nuts? Don't you realize that everybody HATES DRM?
From a studio's POV, it makes sense. It lets them keep their hands around the goose's throat. People still do not understand that when They plunk down their money to watch a movie (in the American movie maker view of the world) they are really only purchasing a license to view the movie ONCE. If they want to view it again, they have to pay again.
We need someone to find the middle ground. Yes, the DRM thing will likely live on for longer than I will, but not forever.
We've already seen this with music. You can buy Abby Road today, but if you want it in the new FORMAT X, you better be prepared to pay for it again. The media execs have been living on this fact for years.
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The corp version of Xp won't have this problem. Corps will continue to use their own canned builds and not care about activation.
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And their employees will continue to use their Windows keys from work on their home PCs
DRM?!?! DRM? Are you nuts? Don't you realize that everybody HATES DRM?
From a studio's POV, it makes sense. It lets them keep their hands around the goose's throat. People still do not understand that when They plunk down their money to watch a movie (in the American movie maker view of the world) they are really only purchasing a license to view the movie ONCE. If they want to view it again, they have to pay again.
We need someone to find the middle ground. Yes, the DRM thing will likely live on for longer than I will, but not forever.
We've already seen this with music. You can buy Abby Road today, but if you want it in the new FORMAT X, you better be prepared to pay for it again. The media execs have been living on this fact for years.