“MSFT: Our DRM licensing is there to eliminate hobbyists and little guys”:http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/30/msft_our_drm_licensi.html:
bq. The bombshell was Amir’s explanation of the reason that his employer charges fees to license its DRM. According to Amir, the fee is not intended to recoup the expenses Microsoft incurred in developing their DRM, or to turn a profit. The intention is to reduce the number of licensors to a manageable level, to lock out “hobbyists” and other entities that Microsoft doesn’t want to have to trouble itself with.
bq. I was pretty surprised to hear an executive from Microsoft describe his company’s strategy as intentionally anti-competitive and intended solely to freeze out certain classes of operators rather than maximizing its profits through producing a better product and charging a fair price for it.
bq. Isn’t that why the Justice Department and the EU went after Redmond in the first place?
That thumping sound you hear? That’s my head impacting a brick wall, repeatedly.
