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I will say that DivX is certainly more secure than Windows Media. Of course I am biased, but I have a very low level familiarity with both systems. DivX DRM doesn't use filter decoding. The DivX DRM has been used as an example in the SMPTE journal as well as with many Hollywood technical working groups. Bandying around names like Disney isn't much help either. I can't seem to find where Disney actually launched their Microsoft based VOD service?
That said, that portion is irrelevant. This is just taking away from the focus.
Brass tacks is what is it going to take to make money. As the EU has certainly noticed, almost every personal computer has WMP installed on it. That is a great advantage they have over us. Installing the divx player is a road bump for some customers, but we can see when people don't install the player and that portion is very very small. So that percieved handicap is more MS smoke and mirrors than anything else.
In the long term, there is a new horizon opening up for Internet VOD. That is IP VOD to set-top boxes. This is DVD players or other players tat will interface directly to the internet or media burned from the computer. All DivX certified devices will support DivX DRM. It is required for certification. For those of you that visited the DivX suite in vegas, you saw this all there. That Demo was hitting production servers with production devices.
I also would like to mention that KBPimped has a personal issue with DivX and makes his money as a direct competitor to DivX. He has been a leader in the field from day one, but be aware he has a personal and financial interest in promoting MS over DivX, similarly as I have a personal an financial interest promoting DivX.
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