[opendtv] Re: 060707 Free Friday Fragments (Mark's Monday Memo)

On Sat, 2006-07-08 at 16:35 -0700, Kilroy Hughes wrote:
> Standardizing the wire protocols and data formats is something the cable
> industry should have done for MPEG TV a long time ago, and will
> eventually do to reduce cost after they give up on hardware plugins and
> managing the operating system software of each settop box and TV in
> order to perpetuate their proprietary CA and network systems, EPGs, etc.
> ... DCAS and standard data and media formats over the wire will work
> much better. =20

Does Microsoft share your views (I ask since you work there)? 

You preach standardization here, yet in reality Microsoft delivers close
standards like MSDRM, just like existing closed lock-in-vendor systems.

Pot, kettle? :-)

Cheers
Kon


 
 
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