Comments on: More on MCE and HDTV http://www.edbott.com/mediacenter/archives/more-on-mce-and-hdtv/ Thu, 21 May 2009 20:22:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Thomas Hawk http://www.edbott.com/mediacenter/archives/more-on-mce-and-hdtv/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Thomas Hawk Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:30:34 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/mediacenter/archives/more-on-mce-and-hdtv/#comment-40 Didn't mean for the comment to be sarcastic at all. I was merely emphasizing the fact that Chris has spent quite a bit of time promoting his view that the DRM which will accompany Vista should be seen as a good thing and not a bad thing. I think most people's initial response to DRM is universally bad. I think Chris has spent time trying to educate people and challenge us to perhaps look at DRM in a different way. Most people see DRM as evil I think. I believe that Chris on the other hand sees DRM as an enabler that will get the content providers to the point where they need to be to unlock the true potential of high def and other rich full digital media experiences. As I've read Chris' posts I think he is asking us to look at the greater good to DRM (that without the content owners will never get to a point where we'd ever see their content on our PCs). Chris has taken a lot of heat for his views on this matter. While the term savior might not have been the best choice of words, I used it to emphasize the point that Chris sees DRM as a necessary component to bringing us something great. An opinion not shared by many others. It certainly was not meant sarcastically though or as a cheap shot. Didn’t mean for the comment to be sarcastic at all. I was merely emphasizing the fact that Chris has spent quite a bit of time promoting his view that the DRM which will accompany Vista should be seen as a good thing and not a bad thing. I think most people’s initial response to DRM is universally bad. I think Chris has spent time trying to educate people and challenge us to perhaps look at DRM in a different way. Most people see DRM as evil I think. I believe that Chris on the other hand sees DRM as an enabler that will get the content providers to the point where they need to be to unlock the true potential of high def and other rich full digital media experiences.

As I’ve read Chris’ posts I think he is asking us to look at the greater good to DRM (that without the content owners will never get to a point where we’d ever see their content on our PCs). Chris has taken a lot of heat for his views on this matter. While the term savior might not have been the best choice of words, I used it to emphasize the point that Chris sees DRM as a necessary component to bringing us something great. An opinion not shared by many others.

It certainly was not meant sarcastically though or as a cheap shot.

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