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    Humanist Senior Member A.Saturnus's Avatar
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    Default Re: New Technology May Force Ad Viewing

    Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
    So that's what you're getting that Ph.D. in Louvain in...
    No, in Leuven.

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    Default Re: New Technology May Force Ad Viewing

    It will be just like the DVD fiasco. Do I pay £200 for the official restricted one or £30 for suspicious Chinese one which plays anything?

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    But see, I have the feeling it doesn't work exactly like that.
    You would get the Chinese one; I would get the Chinese one; and a bunch of other somewhat-technical people would, too. But most people are not that technical, and they don't like "suspicious" stuff, or "illegal" stuff, or stuff that requires even the most minute amount of tinkering with.
    So they'd still go buy the $200 one.

    Do you think Joe Average avidly watches slashdot or freshmeat to see when the next "hacked" version of some software or hardware has been released ? From my experience, people who are not technical shy away from "second-hand" or "tinkered with" material...
    Therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is cheaper.

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