Dev finds Windows Marketplace DRM severely lacking, easily circumventable
Microsoft’s Windows Phones just left the chute a few days ago, and already it seems that ye old DRM is getting talked about — and not in a good way. According to one Chainfire over at XDA-Developers , the so-called “copy protection” involved in keeping applications in place rather than strewn across a neighborhood of handsets is a pitiful joke, requiring just five minutes of tinkering to save the CAB files that the Marketplace app downloads to a separate folder. In other words, that relocated CAB file could be distributed to all of your friends, turning a single purchase into freeware for as many people as you know (or don’t know, even). So, Marketplace devs — does that make you feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside, or what? [Thanks, GreeKNastY] Filed under: Cellphones , Software Dev finds Windows Marketplace DRM severely lacking, easily circumventable originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments
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