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by jaybill 4979 days ago
And it STILL doesn't play DVDs without additional software! sigh
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MrMember 4979 days ago
This 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.
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freehunter 4978 days ago
I have to imagine Microsoft picturing the majority of Windows 8 machines (between tablets and laptops) not including a DVD drive.
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potatolicious 4979 days ago
This seems far less egregious now than it was a few years ago...
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pkmays 4979 days ago
Oddly, Windows 7 Pro does have DVD support out of the box.
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RexRollman 4979 days ago
Windows 7 does play DVDs out of the box. IIRC, so did Vista. I am surprised they went backward on this.
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ygra 4978 days ago
Licensing fees. Most copies of Windows never play a single DVD, so why let everyone pay?
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