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DRM Troubles Drive ex-Microsoft Employee to Linux

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“Veteran Microsoft security expert Jesper Johansson has said he
may dump Microsoft’s Windows Media Center in favour of
Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE after struggling with the software
giant’s digital-rights management software.

“Johansson–a former senior program manager for security policy
at Microsoft who moved to Amazon.com in September last year–wrote
in his blog on Monday that he may drop Windows Media Center for
LinuxMCE after experiencing difficulties resolving problems caused
by Microsoft’s digital-rights management (DRM) software….”


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