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Keurig DRM Cracked By Competitors

posted by n1 on Thursday August 28 2014, @09:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the where's-the-bacon dept.

The Mighty Buzzard writes:

Mike Masnick over at techdirt has an informative editorial up about Keurig's coffee maker DRM being cracked by its competitors.

... it appears that Keurig competitors have already figured out ways to crack the DRM. TreeHouse Foods very quickly announced that it would be able to break the DRM. Meanwhile, Mother Parkers' RealCup has just announced that its pods are compatible with Keurig's DRM. It's a little unclear from the press release if Mothers Parkers cracked the DRM or came to a deal with Green Mountain, though it sure sounds like it was internal work ...

Being both coffee and tech related, it had to be submitted.

 
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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by bob_super on Thursday August 28 2014, @09:56PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday August 28 2014, @09:56PM (#86932)

    It already took some people fifteen words to describe their desired coffee at the local starbucks; the line is going to go around the block if they need to add "light on the DRM, please"

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by jasassin on Friday August 29 2014, @10:01AM

    by jasassin (3566) <jasassin@gmail.com> on Friday August 29 2014, @10:01AM (#87112) Homepage Journal

    It already took some people fifteen words to describe their desired coffee at the local starbucks; the line is going to go around the block if they need to add "light on the DRM, please"

    No way I'd drink that Keurig crap. I've got to have my usual at Starbucks:

    A Quadruple Espressinoso Super Grande Light Blueberries And Cream Half-Soy Full City Roast Nonfat Half-caf Organic Caramel Vanilla Iced Double-Shot Macchiato Black Tea Chai Foamed Shaken Sugar-free Cinnamon Eggnog Dolce Peppermint Gingerbread Pumpkin Spice Latte Thrice Blended Extra Hot With Three Ice Cubes Hold The Whipped Cream, One Sweet'N Low, and One Nutrasweet.

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    • (Score: 2) by mrider on Friday August 29 2014, @07:11PM

      by mrider (3252) on Friday August 29 2014, @07:11PM (#87335)

      How in the hell isn't this moderated funny? LOL

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