Re: Home Audio and Windows Vista

[isw <isw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In article <NYmdnbEbMs9deW_YnZ2dnUVZ_vTinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 "Bill Kearney" <wkearney-99@hot-mail-com> wrote:

> > Yes. Read everything you can about Vista's DRM (Digital Rights
> > Management) and how it can prevent you from using content you have a
> > perfect right to use. Make sure you know what you're getting in to.
> >
> > If you really, really want Vista, I'd recommend waiting at least a year
> > to see how things settle out. Or you might take a look at Apple's
> > offerings.
>
> That's bullshit.  If you're all hung up about DRM look no further than Apple
> for it.

I have no problem with the level of DRM that Apple implements; it's the
draconian level that Vista uses that bothers me (and a lot of other
folks as well).

Here's a world-class security expert on Vista:

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html

And here's a scholarly paper on the same subject:

http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html

>Their iTunes tracks are laden with it, not to mention sound crappy
> too.

You and a whole bunch of audio professionals will just have to disagree
about the quality of AAC.

Isaac