Lucian Muresan wrote: > Jason Tackaberry wrote: >> On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 11:52 +0100, Karl Lattimer wrote: >>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/04/19/philips_enforced_ads_patent/ >>> >>> Can this be avoided if it comes into force in future freevo releases, we >>> could use a slogan like "take back your channel hopping" >> This is ludicrous: >> "A viewer may either watch the advertisements or pay a fee >> in >> order to be able to change channels or fast forward when the >> advertisements are being displayed," Philips' potential patent >> states. >> What's next? They will require a network connection to your couch >> they >> they can automatically strap you in and pry your eyes open while the >> commercials are playing? >> Honestly, this is insulting. And they know it: >> Philips admits this might by "greatly resented by the >> viewers" >> "Greatly resented" is a crashing understatement. > > The sad truth is that consumers are stupid. There will be enough of > them to buy that shit.
Yes, the are stupid, but people talk A: I can't seek while comercials with my new box B: Still works for me A: What do you have? B: <Not Philips> A: OK, thanks > If I weren't right, there wouldn't have been already sold things > like copy-protected audio-CDs (violating the Red Book once published > by Philips & Sony), Well, you want to listen to the music of a special artist, you have no real choice (buy or don't). For a box you have more choices (the different vendors). And the not-buy-idea works good for me the last years (3 or 4 CDs in 3 years) > region-protected Some people are buying player where you can switch that off. But most people don't buy outside the country, so they don't see the problem. > and CSS-protected DVDs CSS is a joke > not to talk about upcoming HD-DVDs, BluRay-discs, TV sets and > Monitors with HDCP interface, set-top-boxes with the same shitty > interface which will allow *them* to switch off HD content when > attempoting to record it, or what else. If they switch of the content, even the stupid user will know. But if they reduce the standard resolution, some people will never know they don't have HD. See slashdot for details: 50% of HDTV Owners Don't Use HD http://slashdot.org/articles/05/12/09/0647218.shtml > If these fuckers with pockets always full of money which call > themselves "freaks" and "early adopters" wouldn't buy all this shit > from the entrtainment industry, these tehnologies never would have > paid for them, the would have dropped them already. Let us wait. What was the time when DVD became popular? Right, when they became cheaper and decss was out. And I don't think it is only one reason from these two. And for Blue-Ray/HD-DVD. Do you think people will buy a new graphic card and a new monitor to watch this? I don't think so. I think (hope) this will fail (and they will blame the pirates again, but I don't think people will believe them this time). BTW: http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1006 > It's like democracy, even if some of us don't like it, just because > if others do, these evil things keep existing... I still have hopes. I could go on and on with this mail.... Dischi -- Claiming that your operating system is the best in the world because more people use it is like saying McDonalds makes the best food in the world.
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