The no-Mac CD

[hingyfan]

So i made it to Paris. My wife had a company-lent IBM laptop (boo!) that i figured would be a great CD player, if i bought my 900th set of computer speakers to go with it. So 29 euros later, i have a nice little stereo system and went to buy some Django Reinhardt.
So Fnac has a new double-Cd set that looked good. I noticed on the back it had a warning label, which stated in symbols that it would play on home stereos and Windows systems but would not play on Macs or "other systems."
I wondered how it could do that, and for 18 euros found out.
On the IBM, when a regular music CD is inserted, the Windows Media player (a deluxe version complete with Itunes-like visuals) fires up and starts playing.
When the Django disc is put in, it launches it own no-frills player. THis player is apparently PC only, so it wont run on Macs or "others."
So that's how it's done.

[Xairbusdriver]

This may shed a little light on the subject.

Just be glad you didn't get [b]this kind of protected disk[/b]! Many related links here, also.

Here's what Apple warns about this technique.

The one you got sounds more like a 'colaboration' between M$ and the record indutsry. 'We'll provide you a great way to gain market share/sales and it will only cost you a few of your first born.'

Jim C.
 
 [ 03-02-2003, 10:41 PM: Message edited by: kelly ]