Windows Media Format Could Hit Linux-Based Devices

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices.com reports that Microsoft has licensed InterVideo Inc. to supply Windows Media Technology to makers of Linux-based consumer devices. Under the agreement, InterVideo is licensed to take the components of the Windows Media Format, port them to Linux, and provide them to manufacturers who are interested in running Windows Media Technology on Linux-based consumer devices such as set-top boxes, personal video recorders, and other hybrid multimedia devices."

Comments

Movie theaters?

[mesach]

so now will the movie theaters run linux?

Re:Movie theaters?

[funkhauser]

And as Gollum falls into Mount Doom with The One Ring... KERNEL PANIC!!

Nooo! Why'd the multiplex have to compile a brand new kernel the night before RotK opened?? Why, WHY?!

Re:Movie theaters?

[Anonymous Coward]

5. ???
6. Profit!

Re:Movie theaters?

[Bradee-oh!]

I hope this is a joke because I haven't finished reading RotK yet, you insensitive clod!

Re:Movie theaters?

[TeknoHog]

Reading? You mean they've made a book based on the script?

Re:Movie theaters?

[Waffle Iron]

Reading? You mean they've made a book based on the script?

Of course. What did you expect? With any big movie, they always try to generate cash with licensed merchandise.

In fact, I've already seen some kind of cheesy "prequel" spinoff book at Barnes & Noble involving that minor Bilbo character. This whole thing looks like it's going to be worse than the Star Wars marketing machine.

Re:Movie theaters?

[johannesg]

I can help you with step 5. In the case of India, it is "take over their IT industry by providing countless programmers for nearly free".

Step 6, profit, follows naturally.

HMMM

[JohnwheeleR]

April 1st was 6 days ago.

logic error

[trmj]

manufacturers who are interested in running Windows Media Technology on Linux-based consumer devices

Wow.. they must have a huge* target audience with this one...


*Please excuse the incorrect use of the word "huge" in the above sentence. To read correctly, replace "huge" with "non existant"

Re:thr1d ps0t

[SunPin]

Then don't post AC and somebody might answer.

Re:thr1d ps0t

[L7_]

they can't open source thier application because there are too many hardcoded references to ads.

Re:thr1d ps0t

[Anonvmous Coward]

"Then don't post AC and somebody might answer."

I'm not AC. AC's don't have user numbers, signatures, post at +2, or spell Anonymous with a V.

Oops I bet you're surprised you got a response. ;)

Evil Bit?

[SpaceForRent]

Are they ethically obligated to set the evil bit on?
I know... It was funny a week ago...

Windows Media Format Could Hit Linux-Based Devices

[coupland]

As in... performance hit?

Re:Wey hey hey!

[miketang16]

What porn sites do you visit that require Windows proprietary media format?

...huh?

[TWX_the_Linux_Zealot]

"It's evil! Don't touch it!"

With apologies to those responsible for Time Bandits

Why should we trust Microsoft to do anything for us at this point? They've already stated that their goal is to eradicate Linux, and they've already started lobbying against the entire idea of the GPL. They'd make this kind of thing illegal in a heartbeat, if they could.

What we really need is someone on the inside, someone to release the specs for how their version is to be implemented, without releasing the exact implementation. This way, we can build workalikes and not have to deal with Microsoft directly.

Re:Wey hey hey!

[RichiP]

That's odd ... I've been doing that for years. (Whoops ... did I really post that with my user account?)