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Yes. And since Microsoft and the RIAA are both in the contrived/artificial scarcity business, it’s pretty obvious to me what it’s going to be.

The propertied classes won’t let this crisis pass without using it as an opportunity to further enclose and plunder the commons even more for the working classes.



it’s pretty obvious to me what it’s going to be8

In which case we know, and the "but it's a NEW Microsoft" crowd can pound sand.

I see ... an outside ... case Microsoft's not in the engineered-scarcity racket. I wwouldn't bet the farm, but it could be an interesting side wager.




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