On 18.05.12 20:18, Barry Titterton wrote: > It seems that Microsoft will be shipping Win8 without the ability to > play DVDs. They justify it by citing the rise in popularity of streaming > media such as Netflix. Users who really want it will have to pay extra. > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/04/windows_media_dvd_playback_dead/ > > MS tried this in the past, I think it was with MediaPlayer9, but back > then users just shrugged and installed a free option such as VLC. But > now, with Secure Boot, MS can make sure that users do not have another > option. Except for upgrading to Ubuntu of course! >
I don't think secure boot would stop you installing VLC, but it may stop you installing Ubuntu. That's my uninformed understanding, anyway. Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
