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Vista Suicide Bomb: who gets hurt?
Sunday, December 31st, 2006
If you read just one thing over the holiday break, make sure it’s Peter Gutmann’s cost analysis of 
Windows Vista, that we noted here. It’s an eye opening 20 minutes. Gutmann describes in great detail the various measures Microsoft has taken to lock down Windows on behalf of Hollywood. This isn’t a comprehensive look at all of Vista’s DRM - Gutmann barely touches on Microsoft’s new activation framework; this is beyond the scope of his enquiry.)
To recap: in order to playback HD-DVD and BluRay content, Microsoft agreed to degrade video and audio functionality in Windows. Gutman points out that when "premium" content is being played, component video - YPbPr - and S/PDIF interfaces are disabled. Third party hardware that fails to obey these orders may have its be "certified" status revoked by Microsoft - leaving the user with minimal (eg VGA) functionality. Vista’s Suicide Bomb: who gets hurt? | Channel Register
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