Microsoft will not equip its upcoming operating system Windows 8 with a DVD decoder. Consequently, it is not the standard version of the OS from the factory to be possible to play DVDs. The reason for the surprising decision of the group called on an official blog of intentions financial industry partners. The option to use alternative player remains, there of course.
The commercial distribution of DVD player software is connected through appropriate licenses with high costs. Even Microsoft has, for example, the capabilities of its Media Center to pay fees. In the upcoming operating system Windows 8, these costs can be saved, the developer says Steven Sinofsky in his blog.
As a reason for this decision, the programmer calls the changing consumption habits of particular customers. Sun to the video streaming and other Internet services will be given more space, while the use of DVDs is rapidly declining. To comply with the calls by some industry partners, we have agreed so ultimately the abandonment of the DVD codec. Even manufacturers like Dell or HP for example, must pay for the sale of Windows 7, the fees, even if they do not obstruct DVD drives. Also, the customer suffers indirectly under the system, since it must go through the purchase of additional software such as PowerDVD or WinDVD fund the license twice.
For end users, the decision of the Group has no great impact. Although the new Windows 8 is not from the factory to be able to play DVD movies, but this problem is quickly solved by installing the appropriate player. The mere data access or the ability to burn files to DVDs is not affected by the changes anyway.
Customers who want to continue using the default player from Microsoft can, at extra cost on a so-called 8-Pro-Windows upgrade license in order to equip the media center with the appropriate codecs.
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