Bill Gates: ''Blu-ray protection scheme is very anti-consumer''

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Bill Gates said in an interview he believes the copy-protection of the Blu-ray DVD dics is very anti-consumer. He said it would make them harder to play on personal computers, explaining partly why Microsoft decided to back HD DVD instead of Blu-ray.
“The key issue here is that the protection scheme under Blu-ray is very anti-consumer and there’s not much visibility of that. The inconvenience is that the [movie] studios got too much protection at the expense consumers and it won’t work well on PCs. You won’t be able to play movies and do software in a flexible way,” Bill Gates said in an interview with The Daily Prestonian.
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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.
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