Everyone you've talked to is half right. Sony's licensing on Blu-ray is obnoxious, and it means it's pretty difficult to play Blu-rays on your computer—in fact, Windows is the only operating system ...

SAN FRANCISCO – FEBRUARY 19: Sony Blu-ray disc players are displayed at a Best Buy store February 19, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Toshiba Corp. announced today that it is discontinuing ...