Re: [News] Microsoft Acknowledges that Windows Vista Has DVD Issues

["Dr. GroundAxe" <groundaxe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:35:58 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
> > High-quality DVDs will not operate on some Vista PCs
> >
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | 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.
> > `----
> >
> > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5-2536050,00.html#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=Business
>
> Don't forget that *NONE* of those DVD's will play on *ANY* version of Linux
> either.
>
> How come nobody ever mentions that?



I'm not sure why it's Microsoft's fault that content providers decide to 
enforce HDCP.