Check out
www.hdcd.com - what was once simply HDCD is now "Microsoft HDCD, a Windows Media Technology."...
Does this mean that my Naim (Microsoft?) CDX will now take ages to boot up, be prone to ludicrously simplistic virus attacks, frequently crash, and be obsolete in a year?
Scary stuff.
Tony.
Who is dreading "180 gram vinyl, A Microsoft Windows Media Technology.", or "Freshly baked bread, A Microsoft Windows Media Technology.".
Posted on: 30 November 2001 by garyi
Yea and in a year they will be bundling free Microsoft branded CDX players to stiffle the compitition, then they will say sorry and promise to put lots of money into stereo education provided you use windows.
Posted on: 30 November 2001 by Martin D
When were they bought then? It says on the bottom of the site front page:
© 2001 Pacific Microsonics, Inc. All rights reserved. Pacific Microsonics, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. © 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
Blimey who's next?
Martin
Posted on: 30 November 2001 by Top Cat
...it's about high time I retired..!!
To a life of luxury yachts, wine, women and song... oh, and the odd round of golf and my luxury apartments and castle...
[dreams]
TC '..'
"Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a Muffin..."
Posted on: 30 November 2001 by Martin M
quote:
Does this mean that my Naim (Microsoft?) CDX will now take ages to boot up, be prone to ludicrously simplistic virus attacks, frequently crash, and be obsolete in a year?
Well, the obsolete bit is probably correct. The digital filter that the CDS-2 and CDX uses is no longer produced. I would hope that Naim have bought a load when the 'last buy' notice went out. Otherwise, its re-design time for these two players.
Posted on: 30 November 2001 by David Dever
quote:
Well, the obsolete bit is probably correct. The digital filter that the CDS-2 and CDX uses is no longer produced. I would hope that Naim have bought a load when the 'last buy' notice went out. Otherwise, its re-design time for these two players.
Already sorted. (The current part is a PMD-200 filter chip in various packages, very much in production.)
Dave Dever, NANA
P.S. m$ only collects the licensing fees.
Posted on: 30 November 2001 by Craig B
quote:
Who is dreading "180 gram vinyl, A Microsoft Windows Media Technology."
Not to mention "Active Automotive Safety©, A Microsoft Windows© Driven Technology".
System crash suddenly takes on a whole new meaning.
Craig
