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August 28th 06, 02:04 PM
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A development? Thining of Upgrading to Vista - Microsoft disables HD DVD and Blueray Support
It just doesn't make sense for Microsoft to play cop with the customers /
developers etc. "deebs" wrote in message ... http://news.com.com/2061-10794_3-610...9427&subj=news 
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August 31st 06, 06:38 PM
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A development? Thining of Upgrading to Vista - Microsoft disables HD DVD and Blueray Support
It just doesn't make sense for Microsoft to play cop with the customers /
developers etc. What you're seeing is the content providers realizing that creating their own copy protection schemes is costly and gets broken a mere few days after release. MS providing the "secure" infrastructure just gives them a warm and fuzzy, among other things, to release their content on the web now and in the future. Not that MS's schemes are unbreakable, but having it so deeply embedded within the OS makes it a lot more difficult for crackers to work around than having each content provider rely on some costly and ineffective third-party solution--not to mention liability. Sony's rootkit, anyone? Personally, I say we let them dig their own hole. I'm done with my movie collection, I can't remember the last CD I bought, and the last MP3 I downloaded was circa 2001. I just look at what's being produced nowadays, and realize I'm really not missing out on anything.
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