Bill Gates answers questions about Java during a deposition (1998) [video]

Re:Bill Gates answers questions about Java during a depositi... by spacemanmatt on Sunday October 26, 2014 @05:57PM (#8512642)

If you are unfamiliar with Microsoft's role as a major proponent of DRM and generally consumer-hostile device policies, you just haven't been paying attention.

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Re:Bill Gates answers questions about Java during a depositi... by wfjackson on Sunday October 26, 2014 @07:37PM (#8512976)

Allowing Vista to play Bluray makes MS a major proponent of DRM? Then so are Google(Widevine acquisition), Mozilla(DRM in HTML5) and Apple. If you're referring to the FUD against Vista DRM, it was debunked long ago. I guess you missed it(read all three parts).

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/everything-youve-read-about-v...

Also, perhaps you believe more FUD against Windows 7's perceived DRM, but it was also debunked.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/02/oh-the... Perhaps you need to read from more varied news sources than just Slashdot, Groklaw and Boycott Novell/Techrights.

And what have you got to say about Palladium implementation by Apple?

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