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Ed Hansberry
11-11-2005, 11:00 PM
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10005667/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10005667/</a><br /><br />I only posted that because so many people sent in either that link or similar ones from other news agencies. Really. I did not want to post on this anymore, but <i>you</i> made me. :wink: <br /><br /><i>"Sony defended its right to prevent customers from illegally copying music but said it will halt manufacturing CDs with the “XCP” technology as a precautionary measure. “We also intend to re-examine all aspects of our content protection initiative to be sure that it continues to meet our goals of security and ease of consumer use,” the company said in a statement."</i><br /><br />Yeah. I have a feeling I know about how those "goals of security" stack up against "ease of consumer use" on the Sony Scale Of Priorities. :roll: <br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/assets/Aurora/news/discuss.gif" /> <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=373945">Discuss this story in original thread</a> <b>[<a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=373945">Many Replies</a>]</b>