For Microsoft, antipiracy is a naked baby

The mystery of Vista's faces likely piqued your curiosity because it was well, weird. A photograph too tiny to see of three smiling guys embedded in the Vista installation DVD? What's next, a microdot to dot the "i" in Microsoft?
It sounded like an urban legend... Actually, it's not the strangest thing Microsoft's done to combat counterfeiters and pirates. As the world's largest software maker, the company has also been in the forefront of antipiracy measures. And sometimes the front of the line is -- well, weird. So, in a piratical spirit -- that's half pirate, half puritan -- we offer these other hidden treasures...


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[dmex]

Wow, who knew these pictures existed on your DVD?

 

[Axon]

It's like the little thingies on passports. I didn't even know that existed on your DVD.

 

[johngalt]

When they start embedding (quietly, of course) RFIDs on the DVDs I am gonna be LMAO....

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

As long as its not a naked picture of Hillary Clinton. I would have to burn the DVD and workstation.

 

[davehc]

Or worse - A naked picture of Bill!

 

[dmex]

Or worse - A naked picture of Bill!

As long as its not a naked picture of Hillary Clinton. I would have to burn the DVD and workstation.

Oh God No... dont think that or it might happen

 

[johngalt]

Yeah, I'd not only burn the media, I think it'd drive me crazy enough to burn my eyes out....

 

[AvatarOfTheShip]

As long as its not a naked picture of Hillary Clinton. I would have to burn the DVD and workstation.

SCSIraidGURU you have put a picture in my head that is making me feel... well, just plain dirty - Oh No, now it's Monkey Boy Steve Ballmer doing the duck-walk - won't somebody help me???

 

[dmex]

won't somebody help me???

I have dispatched some folks from the closest Psychiatric hospital to get you some help for the images of Hilary Clinton

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

As long as its not a naked picture of Hillary Clinton. I would have to burn the DVD and workstation.

SCSIraidGURU you have put a picture in my head that is making me feel... well, just plain dirty - Oh No, now it's Monkey Boy Steve Ballmer doing the duck-walk - won't somebody help me???

A shotgun lobotomy might be needed.

 

[johngalt]

Guillotine, baby! Make me Ichabod's nightmare!

 

[AvatarOfTheShip]

Thanks - I don't suppose there's anything anyone can do about the Ballmer thing? It's really the revolver with one bullet time, isn't it?
I - LOVE - THIS - COMPANY!!!
Look, it's happening already!

 

[johngalt]

"Sir, please step away fro the monitor and power down your speakers. SLOWLY!!!"

 

[Dragor]

"Sir, please step away fro the monitor and power down your speakers. SLOWLY!!!"

LOL!!! LMAO!!! Well said!! :-D

And to think Bill retires today! Whats next???

 

[johngalt]

All it means to me is that I have to start calling him Hermit Billy instead of Reverend Billy....

 

[CarolinaFaithful]

When they start embedding (quietly, of course) RFIDs on the DVDs I am gonna be LMAO....

Who's to say they haven't already?

 

[johngalt]

I do - RFIDs have been known to interfere with hospital equipment. They can't just start embedding them into DVDs without *major* repercussions the first time that a critically ill patient on semi-life support tries to watch his favorite movie on a portable DVD player only to have his LS system crash....

 

[dmex]

When they start embedding (quietly, of course) RFIDs on the DVDs I am gonna be LMAO....

Who's to say they haven't already?

I do - RFIDs have been known to interfere with hospital equipment. They can't just start embedding them into DVDs without *major* repercussions the first time that a critically ill patient on semi-life support tries to watch his favorite movie on a portable DVD player only to have his LS system crash....

lol PCs dont support RFID

I doubt Microsoft wastes billions on making RFID dvds readable from a few meters away?