Joe Belfiore interview on WMCE - Engadget

In case you missed it, Engadget ran a great interview with Joe Belfiore on all things WMCE, Vista, HD-DVD and more on Thursday evening. Stephen Speicher got a chance to chat with Joe and the first part of the interview provides the Microsoft insight into topics we've been bantering around as late. Joe provides clarification as well as rationalization on the costly CableCARD certification process for both large and small OEMs. Microsoft's dealings with the satellite television industry get some attention, which is good news for you DIRECTV subscribers. If you were looking for Microsoft's involvement and reasons for Managed Copy (required in HD-DVD, but optional in Blu-Ray), that's in there too. All in all a great first part to the interview with something for everyone interested in high-def.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2006 7:20PM]

I heard a comment (from a friend of a friend of course) that the interactive features (remember the promise of multi angle movies?) are likely to be used mostly by the porn industry as has been the resounding case in the current DVD format. So Microsoft is excited about making other folk excited? Sleazeballs.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2006 1:25PM]

iHD in HD DVD will be used with most releases I'm sure, not just porn. :) There is a lot of new interesting things that iHD can do, and everyone can make use of it very nicely.

Chris

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 8th 2006 9:43PM]

in response to Mr. Weems::::>

Just how do you know so much about the PORN industry?