Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 9th Jan 2007 14:40 UTC, submitted by archiesteel
Microsoft has been forced to acknowledge that a substantial number of PCs running the new version of its Windows operating system will not be able to play high-quality DVDs. The Vista system will be available to consumers at the end of the month. However, in an interview with The Times, one of its chief architects said that because of anti-piracy protection granted to the Hollywood studios, Vista would not play HD-DVD and Blu-ray Discs on certain PCs.
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2005-11-09
Just maybe this will encourage people not to buy the drm laden crap Hollywood seems insistent on peddling in the first place.
The average customer will think of HDCP as something they need in order to play HD content. Sales personel is going to convince them this is a "required technology". Virtually none of the customers will realize that this is related to digital rights management -- unfortunately.
Edited 2007-01-09 15:24