WTF!!! - Piracy made easy as a reason to switch to Windows 7????

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  • selena
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    • Aug 2004
    • 7995

    #1

    WTF!!! - Piracy made easy as a reason to switch to Windows 7????

    From "Seven Good Reasons to Switch to Windows 7"

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/19/m...ros/index.html

    Piracy

    Yarr! We know there are plenty of you out there downloading pirated digital booty, especially in Windows land. But it's never been convenient to be a pirate compared with being a paying customer. For example, if you're a legitimate buyer purchasing movies off iTunes, you can easily stream your media to your legitimately purchased Apple TV. If you're a pirate, you'd have to go through roundabout programs and hardware to re-create the experience.

    Windows 7 is an OS practically made for pirates. Want to display your movies, photos or music on your TV? Bam! Windows Media Player will do that out of the box if you have a Wi-Fi enabled TV, or an Xbox. No extra programs to install: Windows Media Player seamlessly communicates with your Wi-Fi device to display your illegal content in all its glory on your fancy HD TV.

    And sharing media is easy, too. Want to download all of your brother's music? Bam! HomeGroup, an easy networking feature included in Windows 7, will make that super easy between computers running the OS. Immediately upon plugging in to your network with Ethernet or Wi-Fi, HomeGroup will ask if you wish to join the group on the network, allowing you to set up easy file sharing in minutes.
    Am I alone in thinking that touting ease-of-piracy as a selling point is slightly fucked up???
    Last edited by selena; 08-20-2009, 03:21 AM.
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  • Dirty Dane
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    • Feb 2004
    • 9491

    #2
    I can't really see some sense in those arguments, except for improvements in existing functionality.

    The communication between your computer and wi-fi TV is not piracy. Illegal copying, downloading and uploading to others, is piracy.

    Joining network groups without "extra" software? Been possible for ages with windows
    Last edited by Dirty Dane; 08-20-2009, 03:30 AM.

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    • Machete_
      WINNING!
      • Oct 2002
      • 14579

      #3
      just show you that the guy that wrote it, likes to dl movies.

      Not surprice by this style, considering CNN's new way of doing things. They talk and act like 12 year old kids

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      • mOrrI
        It's over there...
        • Nov 2004
        • 4208

        #4
        Windows xp and currently Media player already do that...

        You just need a Xbox... and a playlist in Media player....

        And alow the xbox to connect to the pc... (or something like that)

        Plus you have also some free software to do what media center does...

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        • seeandsee
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          • Mar 2006
          • 50945

          #5
          Originally posted by selena
          From "Seven Good Reasons to Switch to Windows 7"

          http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/19/m...ros/index.html



          Am I alone in thinking that touting ease-of-piracy as a selling point is slightly fucked up???
          so what, new communications
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          • selena
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            • Aug 2004
            • 7995

            #6
            Originally posted by mOrrI
            Windows xp and currently Media player already do that...

            You just need a Xbox... and a playlist in Media player....

            And alow the xbox to connect to the pc... (or something like that)

            Plus you have also some free software to do what media center does...
            I believe you. I have never tried to do that, but I do believe you.

            What I find hard to believe is that CNN has put an article on it's site that basically laughs at piracy, and tells how easy the new OS makes it to deal with pirated stuff.

            I'm not just viewing it with porn slinger's eyes, but when you think about all the money that Hollywood, etc, lose due to piracy, that is kind of akin to cnn publishing an article that says

            "Now that you've robbed a bank, check out this awesome software that will help you with your money laundering".

            That may admittedly be a stretch as an example, but for me, who is as old as dirt, news media used to have some...

            integrity?

            I can't imagine Walter Cronkite doing this story.

            But as KrisH mentioned, cnn seems to have changed.
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            • selena
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              • Aug 2004
              • 7995

              #7
              Originally posted by seeandsee
              so what, new communications
              huh?

              Sorry, I don't follow you.
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              • Jet - BANNED FOR LIFE
                So Fucking Banned
                • Sep 2002
                • 7515

                #8
                I am Jack Sparrow of internet piracy.

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                • Dirty Dane
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                  • Feb 2004
                  • 9491

                  #9
                  When reading the title, I was expecting integrated MSBittorrent & RSS feed, WinUsenet, 1 click configurable TCP limits, auto -and free MS VPN .. nerd stuff like that... would make more sense
                  Last edited by Dirty Dane; 08-20-2009, 04:26 AM.

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                  • Fletch XXX
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                    • Jan 2002
                    • 60840

                    #10
                    Theres pirates in every family. The uncle who used to come to the party empty handed, now brings stacks of discs he burned for everyone.

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                    • Loki
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                      • Feb 2004
                      • 4420

                      #11
                      this might be taken as totally unrelated but...

                      I remember years back Charter Cable used to broadcast a show on their "Preview Channel" it was a short episode of "The Screen Savers" (Tech TV)

                      The show was ALL about how and WHERE to download music, movies, games and programs FREE!

                      Charter then cut in commercial spots in this mini show for their new broadband service.

                      Long story short, I got a letter from them (Charter) for downloading music and they wanted to shut me off, AND prosecute me, I told them point blank....

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                      • Lace
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                        • Mar 2004
                        • 16116

                        #12
                        I use my xbox 360 to stream movies and music already with my desktop running XP. Boo yah
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                        • L-Pink
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                          • Mar 2005
                          • 39151

                          #13
                          They should give equal time for stories about how to get free cable.

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                          • candyflip
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                            • Jul 2002
                            • 43069

                            #14
                            Isn't all that was written true all the way back to Windows XP?

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                            • MaDalton
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                              • Feb 2004
                              • 39861

                              #15
                              Originally posted by selena
                              huh?

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                              • HomerSimpson
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                                • Sep 2005
                                • 13826

                                #16
                                Originally posted by KrisH
                                just show you that the guy that wrote it, likes to dl movies.

                                Not surprice by this style, considering CNN's new way of doing things. They talk and act like 12 year old kids

                                you're right!
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