New technique to fight piracy-Degrade quality.

rahul_intlad · 22nd January 2007, 22:39

Microsoft has launched a new technique to fight piracy in its Windows Vista operating systems

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Vista would "downgrade" the quality of all video and audio, if they were not output via approved connections on the PC.
Microsoft said only the quality of "premium content" would be lowered, and only if requested by copyright holders.

Source and more of the article:
Vista copy protection is defended

theMAG · 22nd January 2007, 22:44

Poor Microsoft. The harder they try the faster their products get hacked. Vista FR (Final Release) is claimed to be on millions of desktops worldwide permanently free even before its been launced. And the same source indicates that all features of these "free" Vistas are completely enterprise-class.

rahul_intlad · 22nd January 2007, 22:56

Article worth reading:

A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection

GTO · 23rd January 2007, 09:31

I was thinking of upgrading my laptop to Vista. But I think I'll hold that for a while now

Samurai · 23rd January 2007, 09:42

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Originally Posted by GTO

I was thinking of upgrading my laptop to Vista. But I think I'll hold that for a while now

Old pros like me usually wait for Service pack 1 before upgrading, at least on office PCs and Servers. Either SP1 or one year after release.

tsk1979 · 23rd January 2007, 09:51

Even if they stop playing video and audio it won't matter.
A person who can create a cracked distro of something touted to be crackproof will have enough sense to create a workaround for this too.
Anyways there are enough third party tools available. Unless they plan to do something with the screen itself, its not going to matter.

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theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Poor Microsoft. The harder they try the faster their products get hacked. Vista FR (Final Release) is claimed to be on millions of desktops worldwide permanently free even before its been launced. And the same source indicates that all features of these "free" Vistas are completely enterprise-class.
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,512 Thanked: 300,679 Times View My Garage	I was thinking of upgrading my laptop to Vista. But I think I'll hold that for a while now
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23rd January 2007, 09:51	#6
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Even if they stop playing video and audio it won't matter. A person who can create a cracked distro of something touted to be crackproof will have enough sense to create a workaround for this too. Anyways there are enough third party tools available. Unless they plan to do something with the screen itself, its not going to matter.
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