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Does Windows 7 contain more DRM than Windows Vista? Does Windows 7 limit you from running cracked applications, and will it open the firewall specifically for applications that want to check if they're cracked or not? Does it limit the audio recording capabilities? According to a skimp and badly written post on Slashdot, it does. The Slashdot crowd tore the front page item apart - and rightfully so.

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The author is correct that the slashdot post is bad. But he shoots himself in the foot by calling the Gutmann article diatribe. The Gutmann piece is an excellently written piece and nails it squarely on the head. It looks like the author is no less biased than the Slashdot poster, just a tad more literate.

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