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Apple's New MacBooks Have Built-In Copy Protection 821

raque writes "Appleinsider is reporting that the new MacBooks/MacBookPros have built-in copy protection. Quote: 'Apple's new MacBook lines include a form of digital copy protection that will prevent protected media, such as DRM-infused iTunes movies, from playing back on devices that aren't compliant with the new priority protection measures.' Ars Technica is also reporting on the issue. Is this the deal they had to make to get NBC back? Is this a deal breaker for Apple or will fans just ignore it to get their hands on the pretty new machines? Is this a new opportunity for Linux? And what happened to Jobs not liking DRM?"
Microsoft

Submission + - School district recommends parents buy MSOffice 07

WS Nick writes: Batavia school district (Illinois) is recommending that parents of high school students upgrade their home computers to Microsoft Office 2007. Why not use one of the free alternatives and relieve parents of some of the financial burden they face to buy all the stuff for their children the school says? I guess Microsoft's profits is more important to the school district.

Comment Very simple solution (Score 0) 612

Download a program called TuneBite. Install it. Go to either Napster or Yahoo with unlimited downloads for a small monthly fee. Play all your music through TuneBite (WMA encrypted format supported). Use the high speed recording feature to process thousands of songs. TuneBite automatically recreates each file in MP3 format leaving the DRM behind.

You now have a library of music that can be played on any MP3 player, any operating system, and is all labeled nicely.

Cost for doing this: $20 bucks for tunebite, plus 5 bucks a month on yahoo for all the music you want.

Problem solved

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