Those of you who downloaded recent security updates to Windows Media player (and if you cared about security, you pretty much had to) may have missed a nice shiny new addition to the product's EULA (end user license agreement):
You agree that in order to protect the integrity of content and software protected by digital rights management ('Secure Content'), Microsoft may provide security related updates to the OS Components that will be automatically downloaded onto your computer. These security related updates may disable your ability to copy and/or play Secure Content and use other software on your computer.
Ouch. Basically, they're saying they reserve the right to send updates to your computer (without asking permission) that may "disable your abilility to copy and/or play Secure Content and use other software on your computer." That's a pretty large license, so to speak.
Hmm. Maybe it is time to finally switch over to Mandrake on the desktop for real work, and leave Windows for gaming time.
(Via The Register)
