Oversights? (Score 1)

Has anyone else thought about the fact that all this technology seems to involve some remote server somewhere; or more importantly the implied need for an internet connection?

Will all laptops have to have wireless connections just to be able to work away from home? Of course they could allow you to download this giant "list" and save it on your hard drive(HA!)

Of course this indicates at another transitive dependency... that is... wait for it... needing an internet connection and the hardware to support it. So even if you never wanted to use the internet, you now HAVE TO.

Anyone knows that the most secure machines are those which are not connected to the internet. So I guess what microsoft really meant by a new focus on security was that they are going to try and secure a future for themselves! This in no way secures the end users computer anymore than stationing employess from Microsoft, RIAA, Disney, and other media conglomerates at your workstation.

I do feel that the need to protect data but I feel that this is a horrible solution. The only incovenience today is for the copyright holders and not the end users. The first company that finds a solution in keeping it this way will win whatever it is these people are trying to win.