On Mon, 25 Dec 2000, Jay Holovacs wrote:
>I expect the approach will make the software refuse to install on
>noncompliant disks. They already have extensive equipment requirements,
>adding compliant disks to the list (especially when virtually all machines
>are shipping with them) is trivial.
I figure they'll probably lobby congress for a "copyright tax" to be
levied on all noncompliant drives, creating a price differential where
the copy-protected drives are cheaper. Such taxes are already in place
in many countries.
Bear
