Hollywood, Microsoft align on new Windows

John Borland's CNet article provides a very useful discussion of the DRM in MSFT's Vista operating system. Snippet:

In short, the company is bending over backward--and investing considerable technological resources--to make sure Hollywood studios are happy with the next version of Windows, which is expected to ship on new PCs by late 2006. Microsoft believes it has to make nice with the entertainment industry if the PC is going to form the center of new digital home networks, which could allow such new features as streaming high-definition movies around the home.