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1. Comment - Longhorn Gets a Name: Windows Vista

   (Jul 27, 2005 - 8:32 AM)

   I like microsoft's Vista b/c it brings change. I think for a while it will be good and bad for MSFT. It may generate more money for them (b/c you and all of china won't be able to pirate it), but at the same time they will probably lose market share b/c too many people like to steal music, movies, and apps. But i think after all those PC's with their "pirated partitions" stop working b/c of virus' and as most applications start to become written in "Trusted" code, and stop running w/out being verified, people will eventually move to the "Trusted platform" and the days of file sharing will become a moderate underground hobbie. Unless those creating the files and applications like having thier information stolen, or they believe in an ideological internet socialist society, where their IP should be shared by all,(I think money will speak louder than progress), then people may someday still "file share". If you wonder what i'm talking about, you should take a harder look at the PC industry. With Vista i am talking about full-volume encryption, with all the apps and file types i'm talking about something bigger, and a little deeper.
   
   It all starts in the pre-boot process. Once initialized in the factory, or by you the first time, your PC will create ownership and keys for all components of the PC, e.g. CPU, graphics, USB, Ram, ect. Then they will verify all apps associated with components. Creating more keys, or something like that. Anyway, if there is anychange to apps or components different things may happen, anywhere to notification to rendering useless. Also the file types running will be verified and either work or not work. Its more complicated but that is the breakdown.
   Oh, there are a couple ways to beat it. One, don't conform to future applications or files (ha, you'll be like the caveman right when he got fire). Two, find a collision in SHA-1, (then you can hang out with those three chinese geeks) and write a program to utilize it. Three, get a clean room and the technology to intercept info packets being sent across the southbridge, you might have a chance then.
   
   any questions do some research