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Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft (AP)







Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft
(AP)

Entertainment World Wary of Microsoft
(AP)
08/15/2004 03:20 PM

AP - CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood — a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a major investor in the company, which is also owned by independent studio Lions Gate.




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The fact of the matter is the PC is the future, and like or not the movement is coming. This can already been seen with the music industry, but don't expect the movie industry to effected the same way. Especially right now with the current size of digital movies, but eventually both the movie and music industry will come to rely on the PC. As time goes on the movie industry will probably warm up to Microsoft (especially with its market share). Who knows in this time frame other companies might come out with an even better format. I guess well just have to wait and see where the movie industry is going to go.

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