note to self: When business model fails to evolve with technology and you incur losses, revert to legal tactics instead of evolving with the times.
go RIAA!
I used to us XP to go on Paltalk and sometimes play music. I was able to switch back and forth between my CD player and the mic with no problem. Now I have Vista and never could figure out how to use it. I called Dell support and the guy managed to do something through Remote Assistance, but I’m still not sure what I’m doing. I can’t use the mic on Yahoo Messenger anymore either.
I’m going to illegally download 50 songs for every story I read about the RIAA behaving in a manner that Mussolini would consider too fascist.
I have a Dell laptop running Vista; I’ve had no difficulty whatsoever recording a stereo feed from the mixer at live shows.
The content-provider companies are pygmies in terms of revenue compared to the hardware and software industries, but they enjoy a ridiculous amount of influence with both the Democrats and Republicans in Congress. Hence the ability of pressure groups like the RIAA and MPAA to get legislation like the DMCA passed and also to pressure technology companies to cripple or remove features wanted by consumers.
Detroit to loosen lug nuts causing wheels to fall off over 25mph in an effort to stop the inequality.
Maybe I’m missing something, but in the overall scheme of things what good would it do to disable this feature in laptops if it could still be done on a desktop? I suspect there are simple hardware explanations for this that have nothing to do with the RIAA.