Windows 8 dropping the ability to play DVDs

Yahoo Y-Tech ^ | Fri, May 4, 2012 | Tecca

[Still Thinking]

Good. Don’t update it or it will.

Thanks for the warning. I won't. You might try getting an old version at OldVersion.com or one of the other sites that keeps old versions of freeware apps, so you're not stuck with the ad-supported one.

[expat1000]

I’m okay, thanks. I had an old copy stored away here.

Good to know about that site, though. I never heard of it before.

[CodeToad]

Microsoft can’t win against these bigots. When they include features to their OS they are accused of being a monopoly. When they don’t include a feature they are just being terrible.

[longtermmemmory]

with all the freeware solutions out there, this seems like a MS vs Netscape battle. MS will win this.

MS does not have to pay the studios a single dime and DVD content can still be played.

[longtermmemmory]

Remember Netscape?

[ctdonath2]

Will it support Bluray, MP4, or other more modern content?

...or is it a tangential justification for Jobs’ “bag of hurt” comment?

[moviefan8]

I remember Netscape. It seems ages since I heard of them.

[j_tull]

abandon perfectly good hardware as drivers were not available.

The HP universal print driver will certainly handle the needs of any mid-90's laserjet and is available for all MS OS products for both x86 and x64 architectures.

[AbolishCSEU]

I’ve gotten HP Laserjet 1000 printers to work with Win 7 even though HP they are not supported by Win 7 (HP doesn’t have a specific Win 7 hplj 1000 driver)