On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 20:55:10 -0200, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:

> Robert Ammerman wrote:
> 
> > It makes no sense that I should have to buy a new set, or a 'Macrovision
> > Buster' to be able to watch DVDs.
> 
> While we're at it... it makes no sense to me that I should have to buy a 
> new DVD drive for my notebook after traveling 3 times between the USA and 
> Brazil and watching local DVDs at each place. (And before anybody comes up 
> with this idea: it doesn't make sense to me either that I should have to 
> buy and carry a DVD drive for every region I may travel to.)
> 
> But, to paraphrase Spehro, I'm sure it makes sense to Sony/... :)

I think it comes from the mistaken belief by companies - especially large companies - that they have an 
automatic right to make maximum profits by any means they like.  The sooner the Governments of the world 
disabuse them of this, the better!

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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