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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Xeen on 15 September 2003, 06:53

Title: I really hope they're turned down...
Post by: Xeen on 15 September 2003, 06:53: We have enough great formats as it is...MPEG and MOV

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=74&ncid=74&e=2&u=/cmp/20030914/tc_cmp/14705288 (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=74&ncid=74&e=2&u=/cmp/20030914/tc_cmp/14705288)
Title: I really hope they're turned down...
Post by: solarismka on 15 September 2003, 08:20: I totaly agree. I can see the MPAA and IRAA jumping for joy. If everthing is in WMP format then it would be harder to play the content, which makes it more secure right?

Oh yea, you would also not be able to play such content on, DVD's, ordinary CD players, walkmans, car starios, unless you are running M$ windows.

So, with the people who don't have computers, all of a sudden they can't play movies and/or music all because of the stupid WMP format. :rolleyes:
Title: I really hope they're turned down...
Post by: Doctor V on 15 September 2003, 10:50: How about the open source Ogg Theora format. Alpha 2 has been released. I really hope it takes off and is supported far and wide.

V
Title: I really hope they're turned down...
Post by: wargames_guru on 16 September 2003, 03:01: quote:
"Nothing is free in this world, so this is clearly not a charitable act," Doherty said. "It's a way to get more and more Microsoft products out to a professional audience."

LOL, it's too bad that M$ does not have Professional Coders that can make a Product that is not full of Holes..........
Title: I really hope they're turned down...
Post by: avello500 on 17 September 2003, 03:48: should someone post this to the anti-trust site?
it looks like they are trying to monopolize the format doesn't it?