Dolby Audio to be Built into all Windows 8 Versions After All
Dolby announces its Digital Plus technology will be built into Windows 8
Dolby Laboratories warned shareholders last August that its audio/DVD playback technologies were unlikely to be incorporated into Windows 8. It looks like the Windows client team has had a change of heart. Dolby today announced that its Dolby Digital Plus technology would be part of the Windows 8 client releases. Dolby's Digital Plus is built into Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate, according to Dolby's Web site.
The site describes Dolby's Digital Plus as providing "next-generation surround sound" that helps improve the listening experience of DVDs and digital TVs by complementing high-definition video with support for HD audio - something that Windows Media Center users would appreciate. But with Windows 8, Microsoft is marginalizing Windows Media Center. There's no word from Microsoft as to if and whether the company intends to update the current Windows Media Center bits.
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