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Obviously, someone is going to find a way to support Blu-Ray on the PC...but does the common user know what to do?]]>Dec 29th 2005 1:19PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/


The ultimate Media center contains all your media and doesn't require you to get up when you want to watch a movie. Without mandatory managed copy this dream cannot be realized.



The other reason Blu-Ray should require mandatory managed copy is to remove some motivation for crackers to crack the new encryption methods.

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However, the reason DVDs on computer was a big success is that they were coming standard, and DVD Players (standalone) were still expensive and unsure. However, the Blu-Ray players will be out (and prices not as bad as DVD initially) BEFORE the Blu-Ray Macs, and the Medium itself will beat HD-DVD to the market.



Support Blu-Ray. Maybe at least one of those SEVEN Microsoft Vistas will be a Blu-Ray.]]>Dec 29th 2005 1:58PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/


I dont believe Microsoft is bluffing.



quote EETimes:

Many, who spoke on condition of anonymity, believe Microsoft is committed to prolonging the format war, not necessarily winning the battle for HD-DVD. Rather, they say, HD-DVD is a Trojan horse, rolled into the format war to create advantages in battles yet to be fought — especially against Sony Corp.



Theres some seriouse future planning there. Just sit back and think of the long term effects. This could be an interesting 4 years.]]>Dec 29th 2005 2:52PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/


1. You don't need drivers for things that hook up IDE(PATA or SATA) or SCSI, just for the controllers. If windows can see the hard drive it is running from, I think you're OK there.



2. I don't use the "built-in" CD-burning in XP, if it ain't nero, forget it. Oh, and where is the real native support for CD-RW packet-writing? Good job guys...



3. I don't watch DVDs in Windows media player.



4. Just because there won't be a native wizard implanted into a "What do you want to do" box on media insertion...you get my point.





So wow, I have to install a third-party something, I don't want to watch blue-ray in WMP 11, I want to get my rootkit straight up from Sony to track me and have the FBI at my house within 20 minutes for hacking the HDCP so I can view it on the LCD panel I have now, that I paid good hard earned cash for not so long ago.



Seriously though, you know what's not "built-in" or "native" in Microsoft's eyes yet still works pretty damn good: Firefox]]>Dec 29th 2005 5:06PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/


Who will sell more?



Microsoft Vista or Sony PS3



I seem to think THAT market will decide our fate]]>Dec 29th 2005 5:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/Dec 29th 2005 5:40PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/


I think there was a good point made that consumers probably won't go to the trouble of setting the computer up to work around the MS operating software...most are a plug and play consumer and want what is easiest.]]>Dec 29th 2005 8:57PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/
"Like anyone's gonna buy Vista. Plus, I don't use the "built-in" or "native" support for CD and DVD stuff now."



Everyone is going to want Vista. Because MS has fixed everything they promised in XP. Especially for IT professionals.



As for the "built-in" support. You have never used the built-in support for DVD because their isn't any. Not even on Windows Media Center Edition! All current versions of Windows require a DVD(MPEG2) codec that is supplied via a 3rd party vendor like WinDVD.



All the more reason why this threat is merit less.

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This will be a war of attrition and sony is already bathing in red ink.]]>Dec 30th 2005 2:07PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/


Blu-Ray isn't that.]]>Dec 30th 2005 7:29PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/http://hd.engadget.com/2005/12/29/microsoft-to-muscle-hd-dvd-fate/Jan 1st 2006 9:37AM