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Zune Won't Play Old DRM Infected Files
Spritzer writes "According to the EFF, the new Zune portable media player from Microsoft won't play files infected with the old Microsoft DRM. It seems that all of the 'PlaysforSure' media that has been sold and is currently being sold will not play on the Zune. In addition, Microsoft has now advocated violating the DMCA in order to transfer files to the player. Microsoft Zune architect J Allard was quoted as saying there's 'Lots of DVD ripping software out there that encodes to those formats, so the most popular formats out there, whether it's MPEG-4 or H.264, we'll support those.'" ZDNet offers up additional commentary on this revelation.
Maybe they should rename it to PlaysfoShizzle...
Microsoft really does a remarkable job of shooting themselves in the foot, don't they? It's like a frickin' comedy of errors with Microsoft's attempts to enter into the media device market.
The worst part is that their formats (WMA/WMV) have become the formats of choice for a large number of devices and services. And now those services are feeling what it's like to be a Microsoft customer. Ouch. Sorry guys, we should've told you to lube up first.
Insisting on "correct" English is like saying that there is only one, definitive recipe for chili.
Microsoft, meet the devil. RIAA, meet The Borg. lock 'em both in a room and wait for the noise to die down before looking to see if anything survived ;)
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
I wonder why slashdotters make comments disparaging the monicker "PlayForSure". It is named correctly and it works as designed. The problem seems to be that slashdotters think "PlayForSure" means the songs the chumps bought will play for sure. Nah. Common misunderstanding. Play for sure, simply means, MSFT will play these chumps who buy DRMed music for sure, play them like a fiddle, shake them down for music they have already bought.
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
Aye, why do Me suddenly feel the need t' pirate some mo'ies?
Because tis' Talk Like a Pirate Day. Gar, Where can I find a bottle o'rum?
"...today consumers have been conditioned to think of beer when they see a bullfrog..."
...snort....giggle...
None of them can see the clouds; The polished wings don't care.
"Plays for sure.... psyche!"
"Plays for now."
"Plays for as long as we feel like it."
"Sure it plays. Trust us."
My bad.
This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
"That's a hell of an operating system. What do you call it?"
"The Aristocrats!"
...or so I've been told.