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HD-DVD or Blu-ray? Doesn't matter says Gates | |
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| Time: 12:57 EST/17:57 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Microsoft boss Bill Gates doesn't appear to be too concerned about the format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray. He believes downloading content via the web will eventually reign supreme in the future. As much as we tried and tried, we couldn't get hold of Bill Gates for a quick chat about the future of HD-DVD at CES in Vegas. Lord knows we tried. Our book of contacts doesn't stretch that far. But it's a good job USA Today's does. | ||
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| #1 By 88850 (221.128.147.132) at 1/8/2008 1:30:06 PM |
| The good thing probably is that MS got Vista to support HD DVD, now if Blu-ray reigns supreme, MS will get Blu-ray support too in a later update. |
| #2 By 62611 (67.166.83.247) at 1/8/2008 2:17:22 PM |
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Vista already supports blu-ray. Always has.
And he's right about downloadable content being the future. I already store all my movies and download others and watch them via my HTPC. Granted I am in the minority. Netflix and LG are releasing a box that will stream all of netflix's content to your TV. Blockbuster will follow. itunes rentals are coming. |
| #3 By 7754 (206.169.247.2) at 1/8/2008 5:32:35 PM |
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Interesting comments Gates makes in the USA Today interview:
Q: You're announcing 100 million licenses (sold) for Vista? And yet reviews have been middling. XP is still available. A: Windows is probably the most important product in the entire PC industry. Everything we do in terms of supporting touch, new hardware, accessibility has incredible impact. If we don't get the (software driver updates for Vista) done, that makes things complicated for our users. Getting those pieces together (was) fairly complex this year. Vista is a great product, done very well, amazing new scenarios. We're hard at work in doing the version after Vista. I'm not really talking about a service pack (a collection of updates). You always have those. The really big thing is we'll have a major new version, and all the lessons learned with Vista, we'll take those to heart. I'm sure the last sentence would/will be taken out of context. By itself, it sounds almost as if he's saying that "we'll make up for Vista with 'Windows 7.'" Given the context, that's not what he's saying... but nonetheless, it still surprises me a bit. It doesn't flow with the confidence Gates usually has. |
| #4 By 37 (66.188.104.250) at 1/8/2008 5:35:07 PM |
| Not sure I understand in or out of context. I read it as Windows 7, or Vista 2 (not really a service pack, but almost a Windows 98 SE per se). |
| #5 By 7754 (206.169.247.2) at 1/8/2008 6:03:39 PM |
| I'm almost positive he's talking about Windows 7, as he says "the next version after Vista" and "major new version." |
| #6 By 37 (66.188.104.250) at 1/8/2008 6:35:08 PM |
| Well a major new version sounds like Windows 7 to me as well. That might encourage me to put another windows pc in my house again one day. As it stands, I am a Mac man. |
| #7 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at 1/8/2008 9:42:46 PM |
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"Mac man"
That like saying you're -1+1 |
| #8 By 88850 (221.128.147.195) at 1/8/2008 11:25:39 PM |
| AFAIK, out of the box, if you insert an HD DVD in Vista, with a H.264 decoder installed (or VC-1 which is already present), WMP can play HD DVD. The same isn't true for Blu-ray. Vista does not include the BD-R protection drivers, and MMC-5 commands for Blu-ray playback. A third-party app like Cyberlink PowerDVD will play it though. Also, with an H.264 decoder not shipping in the box, MS also doesn't fully support any standard. |
| #9 By 37 (192.251.125.85) at 1/9/2008 6:24:54 AM |
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"Mac man"
That like saying you're -1+1 more like +1-1 :-) |
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