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MPEG 4, Windows Media 9 At War

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stop-being-cheaper dept.

Andy Tai writes "According to this News.com report, backers of MPEG 4 are protesting Microsoft's licensing fee structure for Windows Media 9, which is up to 50% less than MPEG 4's. They accuse Microsoft of blocking the progress to move to an 'open standard' (MPEG 4), posing unfair competition and threatening consumer choice. Of course, what is really needed is a third choice, a totally Free Software media codec solution that's competitive with both Windows Media and MPEG 4."

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  1. Re:Wow. by oliverthered · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's the free/bundled WMP that makes the differance.

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