Say That Again

Say That Again

by Mike Masnick




Microsoft Tells Hollywood To Get Over Itself

from the why-are-you-so-special? dept

Microsoft has apparently had enough of all this crap coming out of Hollywood about digital piracy. They point out that the software industry has been facing this "issue" for ages, and they thrived without having to wait for annoying hardware that looks for watermarks. Basically, the folks at Microsoft are telling those in Hollywood to suck it up and get on with getting their content online.

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    Jun 6th, 2002 @ 4:21am
  • Yeah, but...

    by 2Lazy2Register

    ... Microsoft has the thugs at the BSA to do their dirty work. When's the last time the RIAA knocked on your door to do an 'audit' of your PC?

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  • Jun 6th, 2002 @ 7:52am
  • No Subject Given

    by Coward

    Funny... I've been saying the same thing about Microsoft for quite some time now. Perhaps they can deliver the same message to its fellow BSA members.

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  • Jun 6th, 2002 @ 10:25am
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    by LordSlakyr

    Microsoft, the paranoid company that released XP with enough bugs and security measures to hopefully prevent piracy. Security to prevent copying, bugs to remove the desire...

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