* Tom Shelton peremptorily fired off this memo:
> On 2008-02-21, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ____/ chrisv on Thursday 21 February 2008 14:29 : \____
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>>> Tom Shelton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh, I'm not trying to say that physical media is dead - just that I
>>>> think we are on the cusp of the long awaited digital distribution of
>>>> media content, which means that physical media will become less
>>>> important. And, MS is clearly positioning it self to be one of the
>>>> leaders in that space. Not saying that they will succeed, but the
>>>> signs are there that they are at least making the attempt.
>>>
>>> Well, duh, of course they are. They would like to control all our data.
>>> Nothing new there.
>>
>> That's partly why Microsoft wants DRM. It wants to control all your data. Not
>> just application data, but media too.
>
> It's not just MS that want's DRM. And now with blu-ray as the winner
> they have it in spades.
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/02/21/lessons-from-the-death-of-hd-dvd/
HD-DVD promised to reach the market faster and cheaper due to its
similarities to DVD player assembly as well as support from Microsoft
on the PC desktop and in its first-to-market Xbox 360 game console.
Microsoft had also sold Disney CEO Michael Eisner on HDi and Windows
Media DRM.
. . .
The public wasn't aware of what was going on behind the scenes
because Microsoft worked diligently to spin a misinformation campaign
that suggested that HD-DVD would be cheaper, more open, and deliver
more content. Backers were fed talking points that insisted that
HD-DVD discs were cheaper to create, that the Chinese would pump out
ultra cheap players to support Microsoft, and that HD-DVD's DRM
was somehow easier to get around than Blu-Ray. This was all false.
--
A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his
interests.
-- Niccolo Machiavelli
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