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Oh joy: Yet another market that will be thrown around and dragged to its knees having to deal with these sorry criminals. Microsoft better keep running fast. Its monopoly position will sonn be fading into the distance..; Posted by: Bobby Sskcat Posted on: 02/27/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Oh joy Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

Buwahahahaha No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

Bwahahah..no Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

Because I enjoy spanking you little one. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

noax, go to bed little one hipparchus | 02/27/04

DVD player turn over is about two years. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

I use Windows Movie Maker, I just don't get the link with WM9 codec hipparchus | 02/27/04

IT's the only codec supported.. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

only codec supported by windows media player etc hipparchus | 02/27/04

But, it's easy and already there. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

barking up trees - I make my own movies with Windows Movie Maker too hipparchus | 02/27/04

m$ on every stained toilet paper (nt) stephen732@... | 02/28/04

You're old player won't work for HD anyway tomaras@... | 02/28/04

Correction- AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

bitty's head rears again zd-spam | 02/27/04

Good thing you jumped in... No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

No_Ax AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

They're Really Sweet Carl Taute | 02/28/04

Champs? michael-t | 02/27/04

I used the term for bobby. Don't want to confuse him. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

I know you admire me, but no reason to customize yer posts for mwa Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

Money for Microsoft:You must buy Win-XP! David Mohring | 02/27/04

Re: acetroubleshooter | 02/27/04

wrong stephen732@... | 02/28/04

MS not a monopoly ??? amar_t@... | 02/29/04

Did you actually read the article? AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

Congratulations! Fred Flintsone | 02/28/04

Not even close! Spoon Jabber | 03/01/04

Why? Mace Moneta | 02/27/04

Open standards pschroeder@... | 02/27/04

what do you mean "DVD Producers can choose" (On-VP3 is free) hipparchus | 02/27/04

choices pschroeder@... | 02/28/04

formats should be open ryusen | 02/27/04

And if you had read the article.... Stewart Cannon | 02/27/04

And if you had been awake for the last fifteen years.. Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

Locked in DVD??? Buwahahahaha No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

Nice try Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

I see you know nothing about this subject too. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

Except- AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

DRM is not open keel | 02/27/04

Another misconception. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

hahaha V Sanders | 02/27/04

ms media pc is ready - check it out V Sanders | 02/27/04

what technical advantage? hipparchus | 02/27/04

Just because you don't, doesn't mean I don't. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

care to share your.... wisdom? hipparchus | 02/27/04

Certainly, just because your so nice about it. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

sorry annoyed by bwahahahaing hipparchus | 02/27/04

Good business is where you find it. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

There actually IS some financial interest here for MS AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

Sorry, I can't help laughing at bobby. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

Hey, don't make yourself look like an idiot in the process though Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

Not to worry, everyone laughs at you. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

everyone lau..uh ok..that's what "everyone" was thinking Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

Bit look like an idiot? middle of nowhere | 02/27/04

There are advantages for high-capacity DVDs michael-t | 02/27/04

How about, easy to use? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

I can do that from my WinXP machine now and no WM9 codec in my DVDplayer hipparchus | 02/27/04

Really, I don't think so... No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

so the great thing is just not having to install windvd creator hipparchus | 02/27/04

Windows Media PC. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

People Buy Those? nucrash | 02/27/04

Quite true TWRX | 02/27/04

nucrash, Yes, in fact several million so far. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

What are you talking aobut randomletter | 03/01/04

Easy to use TWRX | 02/27/04

Easy to use? middle of nowhere | 02/27/04

windows doesn't have this capability yet hipparchus | 02/28/04

You need to look at a MS Media Center PC No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

HD-DVD is a new and necessary technology edufx | 02/29/04

International michael-t | 02/27/04

Horse hockey, where do you folks get this stuff? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

Whatever Bit--reality check Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

Pardon me, I have to go deposit some money in the bank. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

Let me help you little one. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

OK TWRX | 02/27/04

"Real" Officesuites?? rock06r | 02/28/04

The Munich thing is a disaster. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

bitty's intelligence is inversely proportional to his shilling for MS zd-spam | 02/27/04

How many pounds does software weigh? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

Time to resume michael-t | 02/27/04

Standards middle of nowhere | 02/27/04

Almost true. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

Standards are slippery AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

I just had a thought, good way to harm Linux. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

there was some previous zdnet story about porting wm9 codec to linux hipparchus | 02/27/04

I'll believe it when it happens. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

ok I'm making a $45 dvd player hipparchus | 02/27/04

But your opinion, (or mine) doesn't matter. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

my opinion hipparchus | 02/28/04

and thanks for the discussion hipparchus | 02/28/04

OOPS! AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

Or to put it anpother way. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/04

You'd better hurry zd-spam | 02/27/04

Another one that can't see the writing on the wall. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

Slow down there, No_Ax RedHat9User | 02/28/04

Redhat, have you seen the numbers for Halo PC? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

halo pc hipparchus | 02/29/04

RE: halo pc CobraA1 | 02/29/04

So how much does it really cost you ask. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

VC9 will be on all HD-DVD players hipparchus | 02/29/04

dvd codecs pschroeder@... | 02/29/04

I know because MS posts the prices on their web site. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04

oof peter you got me with that one hipparchus | 02/29/04

Message has been deleted. Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

How many times? zd-spam | 02/27/04

You can license the codec for Linux rg807 | 02/27/04

Try again, I see nothing concerning Linux at all. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

Read the license again moron rg807 | 02/28/04

Also rg807 | 02/28/04

Also again, you MUST buy a LICENSE. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04

Moron? Is your mother here? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04

No just you bit... bitty_has_no_clue | 02/29/04

This is getting silly - Bit's right. Fred Fredrickson | 02/29/04

To Fred bitty_has_no_clue | 02/29/04

No_Ax, why would you want to harm Linux? Look what it is doing to TCO... Plain Logic | 02/27/04

I don't, I really don't care. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

Get Microsoft out of my life iKenny | 02/27/04

BOOYAH!!! Bobby Sskcat | 02/27/04

iSee iIndigo | 02/28/04

What You Goofs Don't Realize nikoli | 02/29/04

Read this.... iKenny | 02/29/04

Let's get something straight... Fred Fredrickson | 02/27/04

Exactly right. It will NOT be open sourced. No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/04

So you are a codec expert? rg807 | 02/28/04

Well, as you asked... No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04

I think DeCSS is legal in many countries hipparchus | 02/29/04

Umm CobraA1 | 02/29/04

I think you're confused. Fred Fredrickson | 02/29/04

Where ARE you people shopping? Also, DeCSS and 321... AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

Exactly right bit bitty_has_no_clue | 02/29/04

I think Im going to be sick ParadigmOdyssey | 02/28/04

BAD! BAD! BAD!!! BitTwiddler | 02/28/04

Why? rg807 | 02/28/04

please read the article again pschroeder@... | 02/29/04

Did you even see a clue when you read the article? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/29/04

Did you even have a clue ... bitty_has_no_clue | 02/29/04

Perhaps you don't Fred Fredrickson | 02/29/04

And again Fred... bitty_has_no_clue | 03/01/04

Ever been to a WiFi McDonald's? AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

Real OSes iIndigo | 02/28/04

please read the article again pschroeder@... | 02/29/04

In the future I see... B_HI | 02/29/04

Do not let them do it nograin | 03/01/04

please read the article again pschroeder@... | 03/01/04

Kind of a steamroller affect AbsolutelyNot | 03/01/04

not necessarily pschroeder@... | 03/01/04

Will they replace the FBI Warning... Tammee | 03/02/04

Who really cares? Unless..... jinxjeebs | 06/06/04

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