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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
This is yet another sign that the OEMs who make and sell the devices want us to think of them as appliances, like a microwave, instead of real computers that can be updated with new software. :?
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... and another example of how Microsoft is hurting adoption of the Windows Media formats.
Another example: as far as I know, there is no chance I'll have a media player on my existing Pocket PC or Smartphone that'll be capable of Janus DRM-based (i.e., rental service) music. I'd love to have that service, but I guess I won't. I know I won't be buying a new Pocket PC for it. (In comparison, Apple released updates for all their iPods, including their oldest, when they unveiled FairPlay DRM.)
(In case one's wondering,
this MVP isn't happy with the lack of support of Windows Media Player upgrades on Pocket PCs...)
--janak