MSNBC’s Philips talks to Web music stores, eyes media role . A couple snipets:

Philips, which globally ranks third behind Japan’s Sony and Matsushita, has chosen not to support Microsoft’s Windows Media Player in its consumer electronics products, a company spokesman said separately.

[Philips spokeperson] also criticised proposed U.S. legislation to set a  »broadcast flag » that would give a handful of technology companies and Hollywood studios control over re-distribution of digital television broadcasts, including movies.

  »We need a technology that works, that is available to everyone, managed in a fair way and not constrained to any particular group, » said Philips.  »There needs to be an open standard […] ».

[via MacMinute]