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They would restrict the effectiveness of OpenOffice if it was used on a palladium machine,giving Microsoft Word a stronger competitive edge.
MSofts corporate agenda,like most others,is fascist.The 'Fritz' chip is a clue to the brevity of this realisation by the corporate planners involved -a hint that they are not really concerned with Orwellian dystopic interpretations,only profit and reduced Piracy.
I'm tempted to relate cultural differences to corporate ones,and how they might help preserve consumer choice. But if those choices are limited by the attitude of the platform on which thay sit,it elevates the responsibility of the consumer to define their practises more clearly.Nevertheless ,translation software/voice recognition technologies could advance enough in the hands of competitors to pre-empt the homogeinous effects of MSofts attempts to dominate.
By creating Palladium,MSoft have made it clear what kind of future they think people will want,and I mean Govt institutions and private companies as well as entertainment and Media. A more secure one,a more controlled and safer environment,more predictable,more monitored. Foreign cultures less threatening,more digestable.Less chaotic.An environment that is conducive to corporate growth - not any other kind.
I'll get worried when there is no competition in the home entertainment market and we begin to experience a pretense of diversity.My instinct tells me that the real task of Palladium will be to monitor this integration. |
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