Re:The Practical vs. Idealistic Scenarios for the Near-Term ...
by magicalist on Thursday January 13, 2011 @08:02PM
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> H.264 is already (perpetually) free for the end user so the it's only the content providers who really matter in this equation.
definitely not true. h264 is free for use in free video streams. encoders, decoders, and commercial streaming all need licensing. browser (and OS) makers have just been paying for the encoder for you so far.
definitely not true. h264 is free for use in free video streams. encoders, decoders, and commercial streaming all need licensing. browser (and OS) makers have just been paying for the encoder for you so far.