nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> "Any next-generation high definition content will not play in x32 at
> all. This is a decision that the Media Player folks made because there
> are just too many ways right now for unsigned kernel mode code [to
> compromise content protection]. The media companies asked us to do this
> and said they don't want any of their high definition content to play
> in x32 at all, because of all of the unsigned malware that runs in
> kernel mode can get around content protection, so we had to do this,"
> said Riley.
>
> In order to playback high definition Blu-ray or HD DVD content, your PC
> must have a 64-bit processor and a 64-bit version of Windows Vista.
> Running a 64-bit version of Vista means that all drivers have to be
> signed. This ensures that content protection is kept in place and is
> something that the movie studios have been pushing for to get help
> stomp out piracy.
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> End quote
>
> http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3922
Give Micro$haft a break. It's not easy to constantly come up with new
ways to be evil.
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