Blu-ray support that complies with all the DRM/licensing mumbo-jumbo is a very complex engineering challenge. Microsoft had to add all this whole protected media pipeline to Windows and updated display driver models to support it so blu-ray discs could be played legally. And they just got bad press over "new DRM support" for it.
@Raffi256 Yeah, but that's what they do. They're a computer company. The ins and outs of DRM should not be made our problem.
Incidentally my Macbook wouldn't play an HD movie rented from iTunes the other day. I got a pop up warning stating there was an "unauthorized" display detected. Nothing was connected to the laptop. All DRM is a bucket of hurt, so that's no excuse.
There is a lot of extra BS that you have to tolerate and implement if you want to have either BluRay or CableCard on a platform. You basically have to consent to allow either licensing organization to hijack some very low level parts of your operating system. From an engineering point of view, I can understand why Jobs would give a big F-U to both consortia.
OTOH, I don't think it's really about engineering.
Then again, it's a level of meddling you really don't want.
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Huge bag of hurt! Steve, please, take it easy.
@lilo This could be the film that makes Steve introduce Blu-Ray to Macs, Jobs bought Pixar from LucasArts. Could, but probably won't.
@d0mth0ma5
Blu-ray support that complies with all the DRM/licensing mumbo-jumbo is a very complex engineering challenge. Microsoft had to add all this whole protected media pipeline to Windows and updated display driver models to support it so blu-ray discs could be played legally. And they just got bad press over "new DRM support" for it.
@Raffi256 Fair enough, that's a fair bit more descriptive than "Bag of Hurt".
@Raffi256
Yeah, but that's what they do. They're a computer company. The ins and outs of DRM should not be made our problem.
Incidentally my Macbook wouldn't play an HD movie rented from iTunes the other day. I got a pop up warning stating there was an "unauthorized" display detected. Nothing was connected to the laptop. All DRM is a bucket of hurt, so that's no excuse.
@Raffi256 Well, yeah but is that a problem in NP? No? Then get to work, kids!
@Camperton
You're not paying attention.
There is a lot of extra BS that you have to tolerate and implement if you want to have either BluRay or CableCard on a platform. You basically have to consent to allow either licensing organization to hijack some very low level parts of your operating system. From an engineering point of view, I can understand why Jobs would give a big F-U to both consortia.
OTOH, I don't think it's really about engineering.
Then again, it's a level of meddling you really don't want.
@jedi
If it was so complicated no other computer manufacturer would have Blu Ray.