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China Proposes Rival Video Format

Posted by Hemos on from the yay-duplication dept.

Richard Finney writes "Yahoo News is reporting that the Chinese government is supporting an effort to develop a homegrown standard, called 'AVS,' for compressing digital audio and video in order to avoid paying royalties on proprietary compression schemes. The AVS groups website is online but in Chinese."

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  1. Re:Go China! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah "Go China!". Never mind that they are an oppressive communist regime that slaughtered their own peaceful objectors at Tieneman Square.

    But hey they have open source so "Go China!". Who cares about history or people's lives.

  2. Chinese PEOPLE won't make money by TrollBridge · · Score: 0, Troll
    "Plus, with other players wanting to enter the market, the Chinese will probably make some money on royalties as well."

    The Chinese GOVERNMENT might make money, but I'd bet my left testicle that none of it would find its way to the people. That's not how communism works.

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    There's a Mercedes gap too. I want one and can't afford one, but it's not government's job to do anything about it.