Microsoft backs H.264.

Re:Microsoft backs H.264. by theBobMcCormick on Wednesday February 02, 2011 @10:24AM (#2170528)

Is there any non trivial piece of software that's known to be patent free? Isn't it probable, even likely, that there are additional patent holders who'll come after H.264 implementations eventually?

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Re:Microsoft backs H.264. by ianhawes on Wednesday February 02, 2011 @10:35AM (#2170576)

Possible, but not probable. H.264 has been researched extensively prior to it being broadly used. Compare that with WebM, which was not vetted in the same way H.264 was.

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