Digishama, I agree 100%. But if M$ locks up the machine, remote storage will also be offline. Connect the remote to another machine running OS X or Linux will work, but then you have the closed source file formats that may be hard to open (eg accesss or PST files).
My primary concern though, is the fact that when I need access to my files, I need them now and I do not want the risk of having M$ screw things up and lock me out. I admit that if I am silly enough to lose my password that's my fault, if the hard drive fails (and I have no backup) its hardware, but having a third party with the ability to shut me down without my consent scares the XXXX out of me. And it certainly will not fly in my business!
Anyone who sends a DRM file in business will get a message back that their file is corrupted or unreadable. Thats just the way it is, DRMming a document is too complicated for pointy haired bosses or average users. Also, our compliance people will reject any document that cannot be retained in a readable form for 7 years - so lets not go there!
Pointy Haired Boss has no idea how to use the DRM in Office so all documents are as open as a word or excel file can be. MS does not have a way to lock us out of these documents yet (with Vista they can!)
The issue we have is not paying for it or getting it legal like, the issue is that MS in their infinite wisdom can possibly lock us out later on if they 'think' we are using an illegal copy - even after we've paid for it. What if we replace the video card, requires reactivation, what if some software triggers it, reactivate or get locked out - no deal! Will not pirate it, but will not pay for it if they gain some control over **MY** computer!
I am also very disturbed by this. As an IT guy in a corporate, my bet is the users will ignore the message until its too late and then get pissy at us for not just fixing it (while we wait for MS phone support).
I'll stick with OS X and XP under Parallels, no ways I am letting MS install software on **MY** computer that can prevent me from accessing **MY** data. EVER! And its not going anywhere near my corporate network either. Fat chance! What if someone uses the same key as me, does this mean they can lock me or my company down remotely? Yikes!
I am just suprised at how many people started with the Sinclair (or Timex). It should be in a hall of fame somewhere. My second was a Sinclair QL, anyone remember those?
All I can say is you have been lucky! Several of my users run XP Home or XP pro at home and I have had no end of problems getting viruses and hacks OFF their machines. My new rules are that they must all have NAV and ZoneAlarm at home, run auto windowsupdate or my IT group won't touch it. Now and then we have to roll back a service pack to keep then running OK.
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Digishama, I agree 100%. But if M$ locks up the machine, remote storage will also be offline. Connect the remote to another machine running OS X or Linux will work, but then you have the closed source file formats that may be hard to open (eg accesss or PST files). My primary concern though, is the fact that when I need access to my files, I need them now and I do not want the risk of having M$ screw things up and lock me out. I admit that if I am silly enough to lose my password that's my fault, if the hard drive fails (and I have no backup) its hardware, but having a third party with the ability to shut me down without my consent scares the XXXX out of me. And it certainly will not fly in my business!
Anyone who sends a DRM file in business will get a message back that their file is corrupted or unreadable. Thats just the way it is, DRMming a document is too complicated for pointy haired bosses or average users. Also, our compliance people will reject any document that cannot be retained in a readable form for 7 years - so lets not go there!
Pointy Haired Boss has no idea how to use the DRM in Office so all documents are as open as a word or excel file can be. MS does not have a way to lock us out of these documents yet (with Vista they can!)
The issue we have is not paying for it or getting it legal like, the issue is that MS in their infinite wisdom can possibly lock us out later on if they 'think' we are using an illegal copy - even after we've paid for it. What if we replace the video card, requires reactivation, what if some software triggers it, reactivate or get locked out - no deal! Will not pirate it, but will not pay for it if they gain some control over **MY** computer!
if someone hacked into Microsoft and changed the licance validator to reject all valid licenses. All copies of Windows would grind to a halt and ...
I am also very disturbed by this. As an IT guy in a corporate, my bet is the users will ignore the message until its too late and then get pissy at us for not just fixing it (while we wait for MS phone support).
I'll stick with OS X and XP under Parallels, no ways I am letting MS install software on **MY** computer that can prevent me from accessing **MY** data. EVER! And its not going anywhere near my corporate network either. Fat chance! What if someone uses the same key as me, does this mean they can lock me or my company down remotely? Yikes!
I am just suprised at how many people started with the Sinclair (or Timex). It should be in a hall of fame somewhere. My second was a Sinclair QL, anyone remember those?
All I can say is you have been lucky! Several of my users run XP Home or XP pro at home and I have had no end of problems getting viruses and hacks OFF their machines. My new rules are that they must all have NAV and ZoneAlarm at home, run auto windowsupdate or my IT group won't touch it. Now and then we have to roll back a service pack to keep then running OK.