Many are the programs and software solutions of the most diverse nature that we can use at this time. Some are more complete and complex than others, there are paid and free ones, and there are even those that are absolutely useless.
Then, within that almost endless catalog of software products that its developers put at our disposal, each one chooses what interests him the most. With this what we want to tell you is that, as you imagine, depending on our budget, needs or type of use, we opted for one proposal or another. For example, for many, paying the high cost of a program like Photoshop is outrageous, especially with the many free proposals, like GIMP, that we have at our fingertips.
However, we must bear in mind that design and retouching professionals who make the most of Adobe software, will amortize this cost in a short time. This is something that extends to many other solutions, although free and open source software covers the needs of most ordinary users.
Some of Microsoft’s apps are of little use
Hence, a multitude of companies, among which we can include Microsoft itself, little by little are rowing in favor of this open source software, at least in part. Hence, there are programs belonging to certain large companies that do not make much sense. This is the case, continuing with the same firm based in Redmond, of one of its applications that has been with us for a good number of years.
Specifically, we refer to a UWP application that you can download from the operating system’s own official store, the Microsoft Store, which is used to play DVDs. Yes, you heard correctly, to play DVDs, not Blu-ray , since it is not compatible with that format, but DVDs.
Many of you may think what is the reason that we call attention to this specific fact. Well, we will tell you about it because this is a program that was launched alongside Windows 10 itself, for which the Redmond users charge to download and use.
Obviously for this we have to access the Windows 10 store , search for the program as such, download it and install it on the PC. But surely more than one, and two, have done it all over the world, paying their 15 euros of rigor.
Why pay for Microsoft’s DVD player, when it’s bad
As most of you will already know first-hand, on the Internet we find dozens of programs in this regard just by searching a little. And not only that, but we are talking about much more complete and functional applications, and also free. Because when talking about the so-called Windows DVD Player, UWP program , we are talking about simplicity and simplicity in itself, and for 15 euros. At the same time, we have applications such as the powerful VLC or Kodi that we can download in a matter of seconds at no cost, which are true full-blown multimedia centers.
And it is that as we mentioned to you, for not having it does not even have support for Blu-ray disc , something basic for most of the times. Therefore, if anyone over the years has wondered if it is worth paying that price for that particular Microsoft program, the answer is no. Moreover, it is not worth it even if they gave it away.
