RE: Janet Krueger on CBS....

The Microsoft Player does the same thing and more, Joe. It also decides if
you have the right to see/hear various types of files. It is also moving
towards validating copyright permissions.
 
 
 
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: Friday, August 01, 2003 11:17:28 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Janet Krueger on CBS....
 
> From: Don
>
> It's also viewable on thier web page
> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/17/national/main563855.shtml
>
> Clickon one of the video presentations on the right and wait for the
index
> to come up, then look for the IBM article....
 
Oops. Unfortunately, CBS has decided to go purely RealVideo, and I
won't put RealPlayer on any machine I own.
 
I don't have the time to chase down the facts, but I've heard enough
rumors that the following rings true:
 
"Yes, it is spyware. It tells you right in the 'agreement' when you
install it. The program send back information to the head office about
what you play, watch and listen to on your PC."
 
Not particularly something I want to deal with. Then again, I think the
MS player does much the same thing. <<sigh>>
 
Joe