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Microsoft PlaysForSure was a certification given by Microsoft to portable devices and content services that had been tested against several hundred compatibility and performance requirements. These requirements include codec support, Digital rights management support, UI responsiveness, device performance, compatibility with Windows Media Player, synchronization performance, and so on. PlaysForSure certification was available for portable media players, network-attached digital media receivers, and media-enabled mobile phones. The PlaysForSure logo was applied to device packaging as well as to online music stores and online video stores. PlaysForSure was introduced in 2004.〔(Microsoft plans branding assault ), CNET News〕 In 2007, Microsoft rebranded and scaled back "PlaysForSure"〔(PlaysForSure Network Media Devices and Windows Vista (WinHEC 2007; 1.7 MB) ), Slide 13, Retrieved 2007-12-14 from (Digital Media Devices and the Windows Logo Program: New Directions for PlaysForSure Testing ).〕〔(PlaysForSure Portable Devices and Windows Vista (WinHEC 2007; 3.0 MB) ), Slide 32. Retrieved 2007-12-14 from (Digital Media Devices and the Windows Logo Program: New Directions for PlaysForSure Testing ).〕 into the subset Certified for Windows Vista.〔(PlaysForSure is growing up! ). Retrieved 2007-12-14〕 Microsoft's Zune works only with its own content service called Zune Marketplace, not PlaysForSure. Microsoft announced that as of August 31, 2008, PlaysForSure content from their retired MSN Music store would need to be licensed to play before this date or burned permanently to CD, although this decision was later reversed.〔()〕 With the exception of Windows Media Player, all of the PlaysForSure offerings are made or run by 3rd-party companies, while Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division develops and markets the Zune. The Zune and PlaysForSure music are both Certified for Windows Vista, yet the Zune cannot play PlaysForSure music purchased from the MSN Music Store. ==Overview== There exist many tests to obtain PlaysForSure certification. The most commonly referenced requirements include the ability to play files encoded in Windows Media Audio or Windows Media Video format with Windows Media DRM digital rights management, used by Windows Media Player versions 10 and 11. For this, portable devices must implement Janus (WMDRM-PD), and network-attached devices must implement an interface to Cardea (WMDRM-ND). However, other important requirements include time to synchronize a device with a PC, UI performance (time between pressing "play" and hearing music), gapless playback, and so on. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Microsoft PlaysForSure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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