wish I could win...

Especially is the camera has to have "built in support" for the Eye-fi anyways...

This seems kind of dumb....Why not just build the wifi into the camera if the radio can fit on a 2GB SD card...

@paul

Yes, BD & HD-DVD have to be decrypted in order to play, so do DVD's. This is not what the low-level drm is. This DRM in vista would restrict de-bugging programs for seeing this "decrypting" operation going on in RAM. Essentially "hiding" these process from your view. Does that make sense? I am not the best at explaining things. ^_^

What I am dissatisfied about, is the growing trend of DRM, and how is is acceptable. (see my parent post DEFENDING Vista)

For e.g. I have two friends. Both are relatively copyright abiding citizens, and both LOVE music. They each have equaliy large music collections. One buys all from iTunes. The other, exclusively CD's. The friend with CD's can rip/play THEIR (e.g. not RIAA's) music on ANY device. Whereas the iTunes friend can ONLY play his songs (he paid for them, so they are not RIAA's) on his "authorized" computer, and his "authorized" ipod.

Another important aspect that is overlooked about DRM, is it COMPLETLY KILLS our consumer right to re-sell the things we buy. If your bored with a DVD/CD, don't like the content? SELL IT! BUT, if you downloaded (legally of course) that song/movie, too bad. No refunds, no anything. Your stuck. Same thing goes for video games that we ALL get bored with sooner or later. Flight Simulator X has an activation process similar to what XP and Vista have (I'm not even joking, I own the game). This activation is non-transferable. Who would buy this from me? They would have to call and beg MS to activate it on their computer (Once again, I know, I have to do this EVERY time I re-install Vista). See where this is going?

I for one PRAY that DL media is NOT the way of the future! Xb360/PS3/Wii/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD ALL have some sort of DRM. BUT they are tied to a physical medium that can be SOLD and/or used on any player/console. I will ALWAYS own my BD/DVD/HD-DVD disc's. Will you always be able to use all of your itunes/anybody else (not trying to be an iTunes smasher ^_^) purchased movies? Who knows, sure scares the heck out of me....

Um, I know that there is no "premium content" out there (yet). However, that does not change the fact that MS still implemented low level DRM into their OS. Just because it has not been utilized yet, does not change the fact that it is in there. This is supposed to be a personal Computing OS, not a Digital Media Player Firmware...

http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/vista_month_wel.html

Flame me if you like, but I actually kind of like Vista (except for the icky DRM crap). Yes the driver support is having problems (but so was XP), and the compatibility issues (anyone remember 2000's vs. 98?)
. My point is, I EXPECT Vista to run slower on current hardware, as it has a larger backbone. How else could OS's get more (powerful). MS will fix all of the little issues that people are so upset about (eventually :P). For me though, I chose Vista of XP on my ALienware m9750.

@ted

But Ted, that is my point. If their was a flat tax, the rich WOULD PAY MORE! Even if their was a national sales tax, the rich...WOULD STILL pay more. Having a tired tax system is not helping to re-distribute wealth, the super wealthy just pay good lawyers and get around all that crud anyways. This tired system does nothing but try to "punish" the rich. Penlize them. And it hurts the people that have just "emerged" from the middle class the most. Why does their have to be a punishment for the rich? You stated that the American dream is protected by this? I say, that it is being prohibited.

I understand that if corporations get "super powerful", their could be a rights issue (be it child labor, long work hours etc...), all we need the govt to do is protect our basic rights, not regulate corp. or "punish" the rich. Have you seen how hard it is for companies to fire people? It is easier now to get a divorce from your wife, then it is to fire a lazy employie. Now think about this, does this hurt a mega corp? A little maybe, but how about a startup corp (by someone who is trying to "follow the American dream". This KILLS him, he might only have 5 or so employees, and his company is losing money because he can not fire the lazy one! Yes, you may say, that he gets "tax breaks" to "help him along", its too bad that our tax code is so complicated that he has to pay tons of $$ in legal fees to some attorney to get his taxes done. Once again, the mega corp is not affected.

(lol, I hope no one gets angry with me, I am just sharing my opinion. I respect the opinions of others and mean no offense). ^_^

Well, you stated this:

"but those same monopolies have done a great job of lobbying for legislation to prevent that from happening too."

EXACTLY! lol, what was it that stopped those? "LEGISLATION"!! Without government legislation, in a TRULY FREE situation, competition ALWAYS finds away. The reason monopolies can exist in a global economy is BECUASE of government legislation and regulations. I mean look at the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim, and his telco "monopoly" in Mexico.