Microsoft fixes influential analyst’s DRM problem

July 16, 2005 | 8:52 pm

By David Rothman

Microsoft DRM was hell on influential analyst Michael Gartenberg, a user of Microsoft Reader, causing him to turn to the Amber program. Now his particular problem is apparently fixed, and he’s deleted Amber from his hard desk and a link to it from his blog. The obvious question: Would Microsoft have been so helpful to mere mortals? Even for Gartenberg, the solution took weeks. Related: New DRM hassles affecting video are coming from Microsoft (spotted via PaidContent.org).

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July 16, 2005 | 8:52 pm

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