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jaybill
on Oct 25, 2012
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Windows 8 Arrives
And it STILL doesn't play DVDs without additional software!
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MrMember
on Oct 25, 2012
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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.
freehunter
on Oct 26, 2012
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I have to imagine Microsoft picturing the majority of Windows 8 machines (between tablets and laptops) not including a DVD drive.
potatolicious
on Oct 25, 2012
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This seems far less egregious now than it was a few years ago...
pkmays
on Oct 25, 2012
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Oddly, Windows 7 Pro does have DVD support out of the box.
RexRollman
on Oct 25, 2012
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Windows 7 does play DVDs out of the box. IIRC, so did Vista. I am surprised they went backward on this.
ygra
on Oct 26, 2012
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Licensing fees. Most copies of Windows never play a single DVD, so why let everyone pay?
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