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Windows Media Format Could Hit Linux-Based Devices

Posted by timothy on from the mux-demux dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Movie theaters? by melangeboi · · Score: 1, Troll
    That would be better than Theaters running M$. No worries about the Blue Screen of Death during Return of the King

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  2. Re:Now... what to use Windows Media for... by JanusFury · · Score: 0, Troll

    Uh, if I remember, WMV/WMA are pretty much the only 'free' (I.e. No or little license fees) formats other than DivX and Vorbis that offer even decent quality, and as much as I love Vorbis, support for the two (especially divx, ugh) is rather hit-and-miss.

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