[ale] A Palladium FAQ (from an un-Disneyed source)

[Glenn C. Lasher Jr.]

On Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Irv Mullins wrote:

> Note that the end result of all that agravation was the disappearance of most
> ot those copy protection schemes.  Why? Because people didn't want
> to buy products that used them.
>
> I beleve the result of the 'Paladium' scheme will be a dramatic loss of
> market share for Microsoft, Intel, the RIAA, etc. and a greatly increased
> demand for computers, software, and 'content' manufactured overseas -

As much as I hate the effect this will have on domestically made machines,
I really, really hope you are right about the consumer backlash.  I
remember the copy protection BS of the 80's, and it is clear that Bill
Gates and Fritz Hollings and their cronies do not.

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