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Bill Gates Speaks Out Against Next-Gen DVDs
jZnat writes "Although we all know that Microsoft hates Blu-Ray, Bill Gates doesn't seem to like HD-DVD either. Primarily, it seems, because Mr. Gates believes media storage on hard drives is likely to be the default standard sooner rather than later. From the interview: 'Well, the key issue here is that the protection scheme under Blu-Ray is very anti-consumer and there's not much visibility of that. The inconvenience is that the [MPAA] got too much protection at the expense of consumers and it won't work well on PCs. You won't be able to play movies and do software in a flexible way.'"
.. so, if harddisk storage is so important for Bill Gates, why do I have to jump through hoops to get Windows 2000 to see more than 137 GB?
I know!! 137GB's aught to be enough for anybody, right?
I'm sure that the XBOX 360 will be a fun online gaming system, but it will never eclipse the PS3. First of all, the PS3 will have 50GB Blu-Ray storage and full online and networking capacity. OK, you're right, the PS2 definately lacked in that department, but the PS3 is going to have the same if not better network support. The CEO of Sony has already said the removable hard drive for the PS3 will be preloaded with Linux. So I believe your point to be mute. Let us assume that the PS3 and XBOX 360 will have the same online capabilities (which apparently they will). With that said, how can standard DVD functionality even stand up to a 50GB Bluray functionality? (Not to mention the raw graphical and CPU capabilities of the PS3 are going to likely eclipse the 360) You must ask yourself, what is more likely here? Has Bill Gates really become an anti-DRM advocate who dislikes both HD-DVD and Bluray for their difficult of use and rigid copy protection standards OR does he really just feel bad that Microsoft's next-generation console isn't going to be very next-generation at all?