Re: Vista: One feature I hope the Mac never adopts


George Graves wrote:
> In article <o6q9h15clbj6hkkmj8h90ep6rmjm1r62mi@xxxxxxx>,
> Tom Elam <tom_elam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:35:48 -0500, Hawk <taoHawk2003@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >How long until the Mac adopt's the same draconian antipiracy "features"?
> > >
> > >http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5844071.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed
> > >
> > >
> > >How else can we punish law abiding computer users? Windows users are
> > >going to stick with XP for eternity with all this crap as the
> > >cornerstone of Vista.
> > >
> > >I could see a substantial shift to the Mac if it avoids incorporating
> > >all this garbage.
> > >
> > >
> > >(*>
> >
> > I would see Apple being forced to adopt the same standards to stay in
> > the media business. Apple is still the tail, not the dog.
>
> And because of that, nobody will care about forcing them to follow
> Microsoft's draconian measures. Remember the lion's share of software
> piracy occurs on the platform with the lion's share of the market.
> Software piracy on the Mac is almost unknown, its so low that, like the
> Mac itself, its not even on the radar (as you Winidiots LOVE to point
> out when it suits your purpose). I doubt seriously if Apple's under any
> pressure to follow Redmond down that path. Which is ANOTHER reason why
> its smart to go with the minority platform. Its funny, Windows gets less
> and less attractive with each passing year what with viruses and
> malware, draconian anti-piracy features, system unreliability due to DLL
> hell and registry problems, and yet you Winidiots cling on for dear
> life. And they call "Maccies" zealots!

George, I believe you have a slight case of Ragostaitis. The article
does not deal with software piracy (not in the slightest) but rather in
copy protection of Media content (such as movies and music).

In that case, it may be irrelevant if Apple is a minority player or not
(and in this case Apple is far from being a minority player if iTunes
and QuickTime are any indication), as the content providers, may
require that the copy protection scheme be in place before they allow
Apple (or anybody else for that matter) to distribute their content.

.

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