If VLC can ship a free DVD player, why can’t Microsoft? (Ed Bott/ZDNet)

Ed Bott / ZDNet:
If VLC can ship a free DVD player, why can’t Microsoft?  —  Summary: Microsoft’s decision to remove support for playing DVD movies in Windows 8 has caused some confusion.  If the VLC media player can provide DVD support for free, why can’t Microsoft?  For starters, Microsoft isn’t French.

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