Microsoft plans to include new ways to protect video content in the next version of its Windows desktop operating system, signaling its intention to to position the OS as a platform for home digital entertainment systems.
Microsoft will provide technology in the core architecture of Windows Vista to secure "premium content flow," according to John Paddleford, a lead program manager in the Windows Digital Media Division of Microsoft, speaking in an interview today. This type of content comes from sources such as cable and high-definition DVD (HDVD).
This secure technology will reside in the Protected Media Path (PMP), enabling high-definition media to flow securely from its origination point through the operating system to whatever an end point, such as a high-definition TV screen or other media output device, Paddleford said.
