Tinseltown wary of Microsoft's bogeyman
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
The majority of entertainment companies, unsure of the Redmond software maker's motives and wary of its tough tactics in the battle for the computer desktop, have preferred to maintain an arm's-length relationship with the software Goliath.
But these days, studios fear digital piracy more than they fear Microsoft and have slowly begun to make deals to use its software tools, albeit on a non-exclusive basis.