"Windows Vista includes an extensive reworking of core OS elements in order to provide content protection for so-called 'premium content', typically HD data from Blu-Ray and HD-DVD sources. Providing this protection incurs considerable costs in terms of system performance, system stability, technical support overhead, and hardware and software cost. These issues affect not only users of Vista but the entire PC industry, since the effects of the protection measures extend to cover all hardware and software that will ever come into contact with Vista, even if it's not used directly with Vista (for example hardware in a Macintosh computer or on a Linux server). This document analyses the cost involved in Vista's content protection, and the collateral damage that this incurs throughout the computer industry."
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Member since:2005-11-13
Yes, it is MS's doing. I don't know who's bigger, MS or *IAA, yet it's part of the standards councils for several forms of next-gen media. You see the bending over in many forms in Vista, cablecard gets no love, etc.
As somebody else has pointed out, this HDCP thing will be supported in Mac OSX eventually, and I'm willing to bet that some commercially-oriented flavors of Linux will support it too.
I would say that if you have a problem with HDCP, you should aim your venom at the content owners, not at Microsoft, Apple, and other vendors who choose to give you the option to play this content on their devices/operating systems.
Member since:2005-07-06
... You all seem to ignore the simple fact the MS has a vested interest in DRM technologies. (WGA anyone?)
More-ever, if Microsoft would have chosen to put its foot down and decided to drop DRM support, I doubt that RIAA and the rest of the content Mafia would have risked an open war with MS.
Simply put - Microsoft wanted DRM deep inside Vista simply because "trusted computing" suites their long-term goals.
- Gilboa
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2006-09-08
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It really is quite simple, either Microsoft supports the content protection which allows the ability to play HD-DVD and Blue-ray, or not support and have no support for these technologies.
Seriously, you all need to get a grip, you are getting into a huff because it is Microsoft, not because of the DRM, when in reality, this isn't Microsoft's doing (at least not if they want their users to be able to use these technologies).
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Yes, it is MS's doing. I don't know who's bigger, MS or *IAA, yet it's part of the standards councils for several forms of next-gen media. You see the bending over in many forms in Vista, cablecard gets no love, etc.