digital-rights-management technique around the consumer/device side of the house happens to be a regularly shifting, murky just one. Microsoft’s latest move in joining a new digital-media coalition is doing little — so far at least — to clarify the situation. ill-fated PlayForSure initiative seemed to give way to its next-to-invisible At the same time, the Redmondians supposedly have been working (forever) on creating an end-to-end connected entertainment experience that, presumably, will allow content to be played on a variety of devices — Xboxes,
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Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, what does that mean for the forthcoming “Skymarket” Windows Mobile 7 app store, the Zune VideoX initiative even Live Mesh? many questions, but next-to-no answers are expected until the consumer Electronics Show in January 2009….