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Is this false advertising again?: "Plays for sure" should mean that any format will play.
Maybe Microsoft will provide codecs for a wide range of
formats, including their own?

They'll have a hard time convincing most though. MP3
already plays on pretty much all devices, so the message
most will hear is "we play Windows formats and maybe a
few others".

I don't think this will be any more sucessful than tablet PCs.; Posted by: Fred Fredrickson Posted on: 08/26/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Fer sher dude Squawkbox | 08/25/04

Will they have a ghetto version? Plaz fo' sha' Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/26/04

'Plays for sure' means DRM inside Seething Ganglia | 08/25/04

Exactly V Sanders | 08/26/04

re Exactly V Sanders | 08/26/04

Don't they me "Pays for sure"... el1jones | 08/26/04

Ummm clue for you, ALL legal music downloads have DRM No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Not true at all tic swayback | 08/26/04

As if there were something wrong with non-M$ formats? CobraA1 | 08/25/04

Is this false advertising again? Fred Fredrickson | 08/26/04

Waste of time... Jomo_z | 08/26/04

Not Microsoft proprietary format GregSalts | 08/26/04

Tablet PCs? CobraA1 | 08/26/04

Because that's what the content OWNERS want. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

DRM is not exclusive to Microsoft tic swayback | 08/26/04

I agree. In the future all content will have DRM. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

I disagree tic swayback | 08/26/04

Sure, and some people believe the world is flat. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Not much of a response, No Ax tic swayback | 08/26/04

Well, then the world IS flat to some of them AbsolutelyNot | 08/26/04

What about a Creative Commons type license The King's Servant | 08/26/04

Correction Rick_K | 08/26/04

plays for sure? V Sanders | 08/26/04

My Linux box has a sticker.. Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/26/04

so.. Brag | 08/26/04

Halo for PC is not worth it... no co-op mode! Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/26/04

I have a toy OS machine too Michael Kelly | 08/26/04

You use Windows when you want to join the real world? No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Fort all the bluster, Xunil looks like a closet Windows fan. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Use a console, not a PC nomorems | 08/26/04

That says, no legal players allowed. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

I can do whatever I want with my PC as well GregSalts | 08/26/04

A new Microsoft Oxymoron nucrash | 08/26/04

Plays with Itself Nigel Johnstone | 08/26/04

SO why then do all new DVD playes use WMV? No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

More corporate parasites riding MS's coattails... MacCanuck | 08/26/04

And that matters how? No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Corps using MS WMV because of quality and consumer MacCanuck | 08/26/04

I see your mistake... No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Do they actually use it? tic swayback | 08/26/04

Sure do. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

So it's not on the market yet then tic swayback | 08/26/04

Can't say... No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

They don't Nigel Johnstone | 08/26/04

Been called out on this one AbsolutelyNot | 08/26/04

Niche = 95% of ALL users. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

No, not even 0.95% Nigel Johnstone | 08/26/04

It's funny, No_Ax is always dave95 | 08/26/04

Now, FOR SURE, James Dean_z | 08/26/04

Near ubiquity?? jstead1 | 08/26/04

EACH BOX TO INCLUDE MINI JOHN ASHCROFT itanalyst | 08/26/04

You mean like the IPod... (nt) No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Huh? tic swayback | 08/26/04

Stay tuned... No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Commercial suicide tic swayback | 08/26/04

I see your mistake. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

A reasonable assumption tic swayback | 08/26/04

For the same reasons we have discussed before. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

And these new efforts are doomed to failure tic swayback | 08/26/04

No_Ax, you argue things you seemingly know nothing mlindl | 08/27/04

Bumper-sticker marketing Chris Moller | 08/26/04

Bill Gates for president! Roger Ramjet | 08/26/04

That has got the be the stupidest thing I have ever heard! Alpha_Female | 08/26/04

stupidest?.... JoeMama_z | 08/26/04

WHEN IS LINUX GOING TO ALLOW ME TO PLAY CO-OP DONKEY KONG?? itanalyst | 08/26/04

When Brag | 08/26/04

Counterstrike on Linux? You got it! itanalyst | 08/26/04

Won't play on a Mac or Linux, for sure tic swayback | 08/26/04

Are you suggesting Apple can't play WMA? No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Yes, that is completely factual tic swayback | 08/26/04

All that's needed is... No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Or MS could build the player tic swayback | 08/26/04

You explained MS's reasons nicely... No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Reasons Roger Ramjet | 08/26/04

MS has different strategies from Apple tic swayback | 08/26/04

tic, I don't agree. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Desktops/World Dominance versus portable player lead tic swayback | 08/26/04

Bull ?h!t Alert Rick_K | 08/26/04

That tricky little license question AbsolutelyNot | 08/26/04

Interesting partnership... MacCanuck | 08/26/04

Interesting yes indeed dave95 | 08/26/04

Ya' know... crystalattice@... | 08/26/04

Would you believe me if I told you The King's Servant | 08/26/04

It always helps to inform the consumer. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

and Mac, BSD, OpenUNIX, OpenWARE, NetWare, SunOS, Solaris The King's Servant | 08/26/04

Better yet tic swayback | 08/26/04

That makes no sense at all. No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/04

Yes fool The King's Servant | 08/26/04

Microtroll Inside.... Sound to me microsft is scare of linux being inside M_c | 08/26/04

Another Microsoft lie mlindl | 08/27/04

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