Re: instanceof NOT (always) bad? The instanceof myth.


"Twisted" <twisted0n3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1151383038.946754.104000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Oliver Wong wrote:
Specifically, which request(s) are you referring to?

The ones to put TC features in Winblows so Big Entertainment can
control your use of lawfully purchased DVDs, in contravention of first
sale doctrine? And others like those? MS didn't include such evilness
out of the goodness of its heart. :P

I suspect Microsoft put Trusted Computing into Vista willingly, and not as a "compromise" to bow down to "Big Entertainment". Why would Microsoft want to NOT put TC in? The only reason I can think of is to gain the favour of the the anti-TC advocates, which is probably not Microsofts target demographic anyway.

The fact that this was not a compromise on Microsoft's part means that this was probably not the result of design by committee.

- Oliver

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