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2007/01/29

Geist on Vista

Filed under: English, anglais, copyright, drm, media, microsoft Robin @ 14:32 (1385 lectures)

Michael Geist mentions the recent Vista Cost Analysis and goes on. I had to quote the end of his article:

When Microsoft introduced Windows 95 more than a decade ago, it adopted the Rolling Stones “Start Me Up” as its theme song. As millions of consumers contemplate the company’s latest upgrade, the legal and technological restrictions may leave them singing “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” - source: Michael Geist

2007/01/15

Analyse du coût de la protection de contenu de Windows Vista

Filed under: Français, Liberté, business, computer, copyright, drm, french, media, microsoft Robin @ 05:30 (897 lectures)

Si vous ne l’avez pas déjà lu, l’article qui critique les effets du DRM de Vista sur l’industrie de l’informatique a été traduis.

“Les spécifications de la protection de contenu de Vista pourraient très bien constituer la plus longue annonce de suicide de l’histoire.”

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2007/01/10

Dear Lazyweb, I need microsoft info

Filed under: English, anglais, microsoft, office, word Robin @ 23:26 (1022 lectures)

I’ve spent the last hour search to no avail. I’m not that lazy :)

I’m looking for two things actually, both regarding Microsoft. The first is any reference to Microsoft releasing a theme pack containing audio files that were recorded animated GIFs that were created with an unregistered shareware but distributed through microsoft.com.

The other is Strikeout, a website detailing office documents found on microsoft.com which reveal a ton of hidden information, stashed in the versions feature metadata.
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