Windows 7 Media player will not play back BluRay disc's

Nor, will I buy Microsoft again!! Try Apple next time see if they have more respect for their customers?

It's the same with Apple or on Linux, no native Blu-ray support unless your purchase a third party app. £15 or £30 seemed pretty cheap, must have been a limited or time-bombed edition.

Anyway, better rant on the Building Windows 8 blog now. Still waiting for a post on the new WMP.

Hi,

I "really really" and "HONESTLY" (is that enough of commitment to what I am about to say?) AGREE with you "WHOLE HEARTEDLY"...

I spent £1000 just on a keyboard and mouse and was swayed by the top of the range tower unit that had a "Blu Ray" player.. Wow! That will do for me, I said.

MMMmmm...!!!

I then found it does not play Blu Ray because it is not supported by design.. Bit like supplying a car with a CD, DVD player but not being able to use it? Would this be put up with?? I THINK NOT!!

I went back to leading computer shop (PC world U.K.) there answer was you can by the program for £30 and then offered it to me for £15.

I of course replied "NO" after spending £1000 with them and I will never walk in their stores again!! Nor, will I buy Microsoft again!! Try Apple next time see if they have more respect for their customers?)

AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS WHAT I WILL BE DOING BY "MY" DESIGN.

The customer always has the last say!!

In these times of hardship people do not need to feel ripped OFF!!

NOR, do your distributors need the bad name!!

WELL

Unimpressed

Garry

You have to remember that Microsoft still hasn't adapted to the Blu ray technology. That's why most blu ray disc readers come with software. Microsoft back the Hd Dvd program which failed so i believe they are taking precautions with Blu ray just in case it doesn't last. That's just my belief though. 

1. Other companies are trying to adapt to Blu-ray. Microsoft has more resources than any of them. Why doesn't it accommodate its customers by making an attempt to adapt? It could buy proprietary rights to use Blu-ray, and Blu-ray could become a part of the media player packaged with the upcoming Windows 8.
2. I might be mistaken, but I believe that software packaged with BD-ROM drives--for example, CyberLink's PowerDVD--lasts only temporarily. Maybe two years. Then you have to pay for an upgrade if you want to watch all newly released Blu-rays. But since Microsoft does not support Blu-ray playback, that means it does not fully support BD-ROM drives. Since BD-ROM drives and their Blu-ray playback function are significant components of PCs, the Microsoft Windows operating system is not a full operating system. It has a hole.
3. Though I don't agree with you, maybe you're right. Maybe Microsoft is slow to support Blu-ray because Blu-ray might not last long. But, really, how much effort would it take for the giant Microsoft Corporation to support Blu-ray playback with its media player? Microsoft could release two editions of Windows 8, an inexpensive one that does not support Blu-ray, and a more costly one that does support Blu-ray. The one that supports Blu-ray might require frequent updates to be compatible with newly released Blu-rays, but Microsoft is ideally suited to deliver those updates with its Windows Updates.

Maybe it is not your intention to do so, but it seems that you are trying to make excuses for Microsoft. I think those excuses are not justifiable.

You have to remember that Microsoft still hasn't adapted to the Blu ray technology. That's why most blu ray disc readers come with software. Microsoft back the Hd Dvd program which failed so i believe they are taking precautions with Blu ray just in case it doesn't last. That's just my belief though.