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byichthus ( 72442 ) writes:
What's with Apple? They had no problem paying Sorenson Media in the past. What, specifically, is wrong with Theora?
byBillly Gates ( 198444 ) writes:
Because Apple wants to create a monopoly with file formats. Supporting Theora would lower barriers to entry for competitors running on Windows to compete with them.
byAnonymous Coward writes:
That's silly. HTML5 is a cross-platform standard.
Apple does produce its own proprietary codecs, but its focus has been on high-bit-rate, high-quality solutions, not on codecs which might be suitable for the web.
They'd love to have the H.264 codec in the HTML5 standard since (a) it's already a standard, well-understood, and with hardware decoding support, and (b) it doesn't expose them to patent risks (which are assumed by the H.264 licensing authority).
The Theora "standard" has other issues besides the pat
byTheTurtlesMoves ( 1442727 ) writes:
Apple have patents on H.264. If I buy a license to include H.264 in my browser apple gets some of the money.
Getting a license for H.264 off MPEG-LA does *not* protect you from liability of other patents that may cover the standard that they don't have (MPEG-LA).
Apple don't have any fear of patent litigation with theroa. They want everyone using a standard they make money on.
Wait till later --when the fees go up and even content needs a charge....
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