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Posted by Bruce Stephens on 01/16/07 00:07
"Skipai Otter" <skipaiotter@fishbones.hotmail.com> writes:
> <mmaker@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:1168876740.776689.131530@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> The Thing wrote:
>>> If there was only one High Definition DVD format, would you have brought
>>> a
>>> machine by now?
>>
>> Not so long as Microsoft refuse to let me play disks I've purchased
>> quite legally on my PC with software I own quite legally.
>
> I don't think it's Microsoft's fault, its more of the film studios
> who wish to keep control at all costs. They probably threatened to
> sue Microsoft if they didn't put in lower resolution if you don't
> have a card with HDMI with HDCP etc certified cards.
Yeah, could be. I'm not quite sure where the insane Vista
requirements actually come from. They're very like satire, so perhaps
it's all a fake, and the *real* requirements will seem quite
acceptable when they appear.
I can't help feeling that Microsoft, if they wanted, could do much
less. Just a bit more than Apple (so that more than Disney would sign
up).
Anyway, we all know that this won't stop piracy. It's all about
making things annoying for honest people (preventing us from skipping
the "forthcoming attractions" and things).
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