I really hope they're turned down...

[Xeen]

We have enough great formats as it is...MPEG and MOV

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=74&ncid=74&e=2&u=/cmp/20030914/tc_cmp/14705288

[solarismka]

I totaly agree.  I can see the MPAA and IRAA jumping for joy.  If everthing is in WMP format then it would be harder to play the content, which makes it more secure right?

Oh yea, you would also not be able to play such content on, DVD's, ordinary CD players, walkmans, car starios, unless you are running M$ windows.

So, with the people who don't have computers, all of a sudden they can't play movies and/or music all because of the stupid WMP format.    :rolleyes:

[Doctor V]

How about the open source Ogg Theora format.  Alpha 2 has been released.  I really hope it takes off and is supported far and wide.

V

[wargames_guru]

quote:"Nothing is free in this world, so this is clearly not a charitable act," Doherty said. "It's a way to get more and more Microsoft products out to a professional audience."

, it's too bad that M$ does not have Professional Coders that can make a Product that is not full of Holes..........

[avello500]

should someone post this to the anti-trust site?
it looks like they are trying to monopolize the format doesn't it?