From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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yet there are others who see differently even on Slashdot

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=3D06/12/25/2034238

and

http://dcssec.blogspot.com/2006/12/musings-about-vista.html

My verdict: Vista has some ugly features which will get in the way of = any
DCS or SCADA deployment. Not just now, but perhaps for many Service = Packs
to come (If Microsoft stays in business for that long). Microsoft = would
do well to heed the advice of Gutman and many others to temper = their
efforts at "managing content." I can smell what's coming next. =
Microsoft would probably like to deny their OS to most Open Source =
Software.=20

and

http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/2006/12/25/cost-analysis-of-windows-vista-=
content-protection/

and

http://www.joeuser.com/articleComments.asp?c=3D1&AID=3D139787

and

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/a_cost_analysis.html


and

http://blogs.cio.com/node/570

I've seen some commentary that blames Microsoft for enthusiastically =
embracing DRM and other commentary that depicts big media as the = culprit,
due to its refusal to enable access to high-def content unless = the scheme
was in place; in the latter scenario Microsoft is an = unwilling victim
forced to acquiesce in order to enable its customers to = access
new-generation digital entertainment. I'm not really interested = in
whether to despise Microsoft or to pity it; however, I know that no = end
user is going to see this functionality as helpful in his or her = daily
life. This seems like functionality put into the system not to = serve the
actual user, but to appease a powerful constituency that, = through money
and legislation, can bring more pressure to bear than can = individual
users. I predict an uproar around DRM when Vista rolls out, = and a
widespread rejection of new-gen media on PCs due to the onerous =
requirements.

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  "Rich"  wrote in message news:45957597$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     The gutman guys drivel was so silly and false that even folks on =
slashdot mocked it.  the register's credibility has long been lacking.

  Rich

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:4594a70f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Gutman:  "If I do ever want to play back premium content," he wrote, =
"I'll=20
    wait a few years and then buy a $50 Chinese-made set-top player to =
do it,=20
    not a $1000 Windows PC. It's somewhat bizarre that I have to go to =
Communist=20
    China in order to find vendors who actually understand the =
consumer's=20
    needs."

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/vista_drm_analysis/


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yet there are others who see =
differently even on=20
Slashdot
 
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it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=3D06/12/25/2034238
 
and
 
http=">http://dcssec.blogspot.com/2006/12/musings-about-vista.html">http=
://dcssec.blogspot.com/2006/12/musings-about-vista.html
 
My verdict: Vista has some ugly features which will get in the way =
of any=20
DCS or SCADA deployment. Not just now, but perhaps for many Service = Packs to=20
come (If Microsoft stays in business for that long). Microsoft would do = well to=20
heed the advice of Gutman and many others to temper their efforts at =
"managing=20
content." I can smell what's coming next. Microsoft would probably
like = to deny=20
their OS to most Open Source Software. 
and
 
http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/2006/12/25/cost-analysis-of-window=
s-vista-content-protection/">http://www.miraesoft.com/karel/2006/12/25/co=
st-analysis-of-windows-vista-content-protection/
 
and
 
http://www.joeuser.com/articleComments.asp?c=3D1&AID=3D139787=
">http://www.joeuser.com/articleComments.asp?c=3D1&AID=3D139787=
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and
 
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/a_cost_analysis.htm=
l">http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/a_cost_analysis.html;=

 
 
and
 
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I've seen some commentary that blames Microsoft for =
enthusiastically=20
embracing DRM and other commentary that depicts big media as the = culprit, due to=20
its refusal to enable access to high-def content unless the scheme was = in place;=20
in the latter scenario Microsoft is an unwilling victim forced to = acquiesce in=20
order to enable its customers to access new-generation digital = entertainment.=20
I'm not really interested in whether to despise Microsoft or to pity it; =

however, I know that no end user is going to see this functionality as = helpful=20
in his or her daily life. This seems like functionality put into the = system not=20
to serve the actual user, but to appease a powerful constituency that, = through=20
money and legislation, can bring more pressure to bear than can = individual=20
users. I predict an uproar around DRM when Vista rolls out, and a = widespread=20
rejection of new-gen media on PCs due to the onerous requirements.
 
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  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:45957597$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     The
gutman guys drivel =
was so silly=20
  and false that even folks on slashdot mocked it.  the =
register's=20
  credibility has long been lacking.
   
  Rich
   
  
    "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com
A>>=20
    wrote in message news:4594a70f$1{at}w3.nls.net...Gutman: =20
    "If I do ever want to play back premium content," he wrote,
"I'll =
wait a=20
    few years and then buy a $50 Chinese-made set-top player to do it, =
not a=20
    $1000 Windows PC. It's somewhat bizarre that I have to go to =
Communist=20
    China in order to find vendors who actually understand the =
consumer's=20
    needs."http=">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/vista_drm_analysis/">http=
://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/28/vista_drm_analysis/

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