Microsoft to begin dictating your hardware? - P2P-Zone

VWguy · 31-08-01, 08:18 PM

Ran into this little bit of news at http://www.napink.com/

Microsoft is specifically designing its new operating systems to make certain cards not work or sound awful. Any card that isn't compliant with Microsoft's SAP (Secure Audio Platform) technology has horrendous noise added to it. The SAP adds this noise to your sound at the kernel level. SAP-compliant sound cards know to remove the distortion before playing the audio, while other cards play the distorted version. The reason for this frustrating state of affairs is that Microsoft wishes to prevent us all from using our computers the way we want to. That way, the company can become the music industry's choice for securing their content online. Your hardware's capabilities are (or will be) dictated by Microsoft, in order to extend the Big 5 record companies' monopoly to the Web.

hmmmmmm....

Dawn · 31-08-01, 08:22 PM

Well, I'll just sit back and wait for trouble..........

Moist_Funny_Head · 31-08-01, 08:29 PM

Yep! That court case sure changed things ay? Is it time for Linux yet?

Dawn · 31-08-01, 08:31 PM

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Originally posted by walberg_rastafari
Yep! That court case sure changed things ay? Is it time for Linux yet?

Good morning sugar.

Moist_Funny_Head · 31-08-01, 08:35 PM

It's lunch time now for me. I'm hungry now. I wanna have some Subway. Mmmmmmmmm!

31-08-01, 09:35 PM

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Originally posted by VWguy
Microsoft is specifically designing its new operating systems to make certain cards not work or sound awful. Any card that isn't compliant with Microsoft's SAP (Secure Audio Platform) technology has horrendous noise added to it.

well that chomps.

- js.

Jader · 01-09-01, 01:18 AM

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Originally posted by VWguy

The reason for this frustrating state of affairs is that Microsoft wishes to prevent us all from using our computers the way we want to. That way, the company can become the music industry's choice for securing their content online.

You mean as opposed to when they DO want us to use our comps the way we want to? Not like it matters to me... all of the Creative Labs Live! cards use the emu10k1.vxd driver, which, as good as it is... is not certified by MS.

But then again, at least the functionality is somewhat there. That's more than I can say for Linux.

greedy_lars · 01-09-01, 01:25 AM

dictate this

schmooky007 · 01-09-01, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by VWguy
Ran into this little bit of news at http://www.napink.com/

Microsoft is specifically designing its new operating systems to make certain cards not work or sound awful. Any card that isn't compliant with Microsoft's SAP (Secure Audio Platform) technology has horrendous noise added to it. The SAP adds this noise to your sound at the kernel level. SAP-compliant sound cards know to remove the distortion before playing the audio, while other cards play the distorted version. The reason for this frustrating state of affairs is that Microsoft wishes to prevent us all from using our computers the way we want to. That way, the company can become the music industry's choice for securing their content online. Your hardware's capabilities are (or will be) dictated by Microsoft, in order to extend the Big 5 record companies' monopoly to the Web.

hmmmmmm....

this just proves yet again --> only in america

ranger121 · 01-09-01, 02:09 AM

I imagine right now some 12yr old geek banging away at a keyboard somewhere writing the software patch......

31-08-01, 08:18 PM	#1
VWguy Japanamation junkie Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,075	Microsoft to begin dictating your hardware? Ran into this little bit of news at http://www.napink.com/ Microsoft is specifically designing its new operating systems to make certain cards not work or sound awful. Any card that isn't compliant with Microsoft's SAP (Secure Audio Platform) technology has horrendous noise added to it. The SAP adds this noise to your sound at the kernel level. SAP-compliant sound cards know to remove the distortion before playing the audio, while other cards play the distorted version. The reason for this frustrating state of affairs is that Microsoft wishes to prevent us all from using our computers the way we want to. That way, the company can become the music industry's choice for securing their content online. Your hardware's capabilities are (or will be) dictated by Microsoft, in order to extend the Big 5 record companies' monopoly to the Web. hmmmmmm.... __________________ You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. -Robin Williams Your future in a nutshell.

31-08-01, 08:22 PM	#2
Dawn R.I.P napho 1-31-16 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Venus Posts: 16,723	Well, I'll just sit back and wait for trouble.......... __________________ I love you napho and I will weep forever..........

31-08-01, 08:29 PM	#3
Moist_Funny_Head Steal this avatar and you die my friend....and then you die. Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Melbourne ay Posts: 1,371	Yep! That court case sure changed things ay? Is it time for Linux yet? __________________ I am the smartest man alive!

31-08-01, 08:35 PM	#5
Moist_Funny_Head Steal this avatar and you die my friend....and then you die. Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Melbourne ay Posts: 1,371	It's lunch time now for me. I'm hungry now. I wanna have some Subway. Mmmmmmmmm! __________________ I am the smartest man alive!

01-09-01, 02:09 AM	#10
ranger121 Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores. Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,795	I imagine right now some 12yr old geek banging away at a keyboard somewhere writing the software patch...... __________________

01-09-01, 01:25 AM	#8
greedy_lars everything you do Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: wlll come back around to you Posts: 3,982	dictate this

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