Thursday, August 04, 2005

Microsoft Vista creates DRM insanity

"Wow. If I am running a projector or a TV off video outputs I'll see nothing? If I am lucky enough to have a set that will allow for RGB or DVI I can pay for the privilege of having my 720p or 1080i signal degraded to DVD quality or less? Where do I sign? Paid a premium for a graphics card with component output to reap the rewards of that Hi-Def set? Too bad. Isn't technology wonderful?"

At a time when more people are creating digital content than ever before, and explosion of content in fact, the old guard is more and more convinced of the extreme value of its efforts. In their fantasy, technology serves no better purpose than to allow them to charge ever increasing rates (cable TV being an example of what they have in mind) for ever decreasing content. There is no end-point in their thinking, so ultimately you give them all of your money and they produce nothing. Is it any wonder that people are tuning out in large numbers?

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