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And it STILL doesn't play DVDs without additional software! sigh
by jaybill 14y ago
And it STILL doesn't play DVDs without additional software! sigh
- potatolicious 14y agoThis seems far less egregious now than it was a few years ago...
- pkmays 14y agoOddly, Windows 7 Pro does have DVD support out of the box.
- MrMember 14y agoThis makes sense from Microsoft's point of view. Why would they pay a royalty fee on every copy of Windows when such a small percentage of users play DVDs? Especially when the fix is as easy as just downloading VLC.
- RexRollman 14y agoWindows 7 does play DVDs out of the box. IIRC, so did Vista. I am surprised they went backward on this.
- ygra 14y agoLicensing fees. Most copies of Windows never play a single DVD, so why let everyone pay?
- freehunter 14y agoI have to imagine Microsoft picturing the majority of Windows 8 machines (between tablets and laptops) not including a DVD drive.