Microsoft Vista: The view from up here is... blurry?

[8-5-8]

And I may be over-reacting, but something isn't right with the way they are planning to implement copy-protection. It's almost... Orwellian.

[cigar no baka]

Ok then no way am I going to use MS Vista. I've been using Windows as an OS since I had my first computer (3.1 anyone?), but if they're going to hijack my shit, they can go to hell. There are other OS out there, after all.

[SkinnyDan]

I see this situation as almost comical. It's like these companies and groups don't have a clue, this "protection" scheme that MS is implementing only hurts the law abiding citizens. What makes them think that those that pirate movies and music won't being using pirated copies of vista that have this "feature" stripped out. It seems that these groups, especially RIAA and MPAA, are so worried about protecting "their" products that they forget the people that they are selling them to. Maybe when the current youth generation is old enough to run these organizations things will change, but I really doubt they will until then.

-Dan