What amazes me about the whole OGG thing:
1) Why on earth don't the vendors just throw the damn OGG support in there? I mean, it doesn't cost anything and by doing so they send a strong signal to holders of intellectual property: "We have alternatives, and we're ready to use them".
2) If you look at video encoding, XViD has overtaken the position of DiVX for quite some time ago (at least if you look at the number of encoded.. aehm.. non-profit video clips). XViD is in many ways comparable to Ogg Vorbis in that it's a high quality alternative to closed-source counterparts. How come OGG hasn't had the same success as XViD? Does it really take a few pirate groups to push it?/MK
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I first thought that this piece of hardware was only capable of playing 28 Days
What amazes me about the whole OGG thing: 1) Why on earth don't the vendors just throw the damn OGG support in there? I mean, it doesn't cost anything and by doing so they send a strong signal to holders of intellectual property: "We have alternatives, and we're ready to use them". 2) If you look at video encoding, XViD has overtaken the position of DiVX for quite some time ago (at least if you look at the number of encoded .. aehm .. non-profit video clips). XViD is in many ways comparable to Ogg Vorbis in that it's a high quality alternative to closed-source counterparts. How come OGG hasn't had the same success as XViD? Does it really take a few pirate groups to push it? /MK