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Re:OS X El Capitan License: in Plain English by threeseed on Sunday October 18, 2015 @02:24AM (#10407399)
It is to do with MPEG-LA licensing.

Apple and Microsoft licensed the H.264 codecs for content creation which is a per user cost. They know this based on how many downloads. Users who sell their videos need to pay MPEG-LA a license per view which Apple/Microsoft can't determine. Hence you are on your own.

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Ar...

Re:OS X El Capitan License: in Plain English by dogweather on Sunday October 18, 2015 @02:30AM (#10407407)
Thanks, this is a good explanation of the "why".