That would make for interesting marketing.
"This computer contains the Microsoft Palladium inhanced processor."
"This computer contains a processor without Microsoft Palladium
You've missed a very important point in your imaginary adds. "This computer contains the Microsoft Palladium enhanced processor on which you can run only genue certified Microsoft Windows OS and Software." "This computer contains a processor without Microsoft Palladium limitations on which you can run all other non Microsoft Windows OS and Software." How about that? :) Alex ------------------- limitations."
Henry
On Tuesday 24 September 2002 09:50, Alex Daniloff wrote:
I don't mind if Hollywood implements that Palladium for an average Joe Blow who uses computer to browse adult web sites, play games and watch licensed DVDs. What is about all others who use computers as professionals for their day to day work? Why they have to be viewed as a bunch of dorks who only think about stealing somebody's copyrighted material? It looks very rude to me. Why they can't split processor development into two lines? First line M$ OS software specific with all this protection scam. Second line all other (Linux,Unix,BSD) OS specific without any limitations.
Alex
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On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:33:34 -0400
gilson redrick
wrote: LinuxJournal, Oct.2002: Heather Mead, senior editor: "We are
seeing more and
more clearly that Hollywood has the money and the desire to
turn
the Internet
into a super-regulated, privacy-invading, content-management
system."
I think this is what Palladium is all about. They want to have
something in each
computer that acts like a "cable-box" content lock. When cable
modems
and fiber-optic home feeds become common-place, they want to make sure you have to pay to view their content. I don't see
why
they
don't do this external to the computer in a separate blackbox. I
guess
they figure that programmers are smart enough to decode any
scrambling
scheme with their computers......so build the descrambler right
into
each processor. I can see the FBI confiscating computers because you have that "new Chinese processor" that allows you to watch
first
run movies without paying. Just like they do now with illegal cable
boxes.