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Re:Windows needs a change in priorities by unhammer on Monday March 21, 2022 @06:35AM (#30752400)
> In Windows, I'm very careful about NOT signing in to anything Microsoft

and then you try to look at a picture of your kids but it's a HEIC file from an iPhone so Windows says you have to go to the Store and download Microsoft HEVC decoder which for some reason wasn't bundled with Windows but hey it's just a dollar oh that's nearly free we just need your credit card details and e-mail and make a user account and would you like a free newsletter with that LOOK OVER THERE whileweswitchdefaultbrowsers and check out what else is on sale today

Re:Windows needs a change in priorities by tored on Monday March 21, 2022 @10:33AM (#30754582)
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Re:Windows needs a change in priorities by jjoonathan on Monday March 21, 2022 @11:03AM (#30754914)
- the part that does the actual work is still the same format dialog designed by David Plummer one morning all those years ago
Re:Windows needs a change in priorities by CraigJPerry on Monday March 21, 2022 @08:33AM (#30753316)
Used to be able to get around this charge by using this link https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/hevc-video-extensions-from...

Not sure it’s possible anymore though or what an alternative might be now.

Re:Windows needs a change in priorities by alexklark on Monday March 21, 2022 @07:53AM (#30752981)
But who needs HEVC, when you have 3D objects.