[lug] FW: In The Register

[D. Stimits]

Barney Treadway wrote:
> My heavens.....
> 
> "Microsoft may provide security related updates to the OS Components that
> will be automatically downloaded onto your computer. These security related
> updates may disable your ability to copy and/or play Secure Content and use
> other software on your computer."
> 
>>From a master plan somewhere......
> 
> 1) Create software that promotes virus propagation.
> 2) Force manufactures to bundle that software onto every new PC
> 3) Then when folks need to fix this insecure software, we use that
> opportunity to get access to the machine and control what software works and
> what people do with their PC.
> 
> All in favor say "aye". Or was it "Sieg heil"....
> 

I'm waiting for it to have the right to correct the master boot record.

D. Stimits, stimits AT idcomm.com