Scorpio and Micro
You posted replies that took exception to my post on the Phil Windley blog posted by khillo. If you thought I was harsh, I apologize, as that was not my intent. I didn't think that I used perjorative terms, or otherwise was personal in my comments, but I know that you disagree. So, I note your comments, thank you for the feedback, and will try to improve.
Perhaps you felt it was lengthy (I agree). What can I say-except that the anti-digital rights management tone of the blog was what most motivated me to respond as I did. As someone who has had his AOL account illegally accessed, I am all for a little less anonymity while online-and I think that if TPMs get abused by software makers, etc. to the point that people are losing significant functionality of their computers, two forces will keep the abusers in check. One is government regulation, which I mentioned, and the other is the marketplace. Neither need help from Phil Windley, or his bad analogies (and they are bad). Simply saying that the government has screwed things up before does not constitute a good reason to abandon a new technology. TPMs will actually provide many changes of a positive nature through expanded e-commerce, downloads of premium content, and protection from cyber thieves/hackers and a host of other improvements. They will also be another milestone in the ever accelerating process of change/improvement in technology. (Accelerating much the same as aircraft design.)
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