[ubuntu-uk] Interesting information in The Register that may be useful in evangelism

[Neil Greenwood]

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.