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RE: Nice, but..
By Noliving on 3/5/2009 9:38:48 PM , Rating: 2
Because they then have to pay a fee for that decoder.

That is why windows media player on xp, especially wmp v11 can't play dvd's natively yet the one on vista can. When you bought vista you bought a decoder for dvd movies.

It's interesting they didn't include a decoder for bluray movies in windows media player v12 for windows 7.

RE: Nice, but..
By jtesoro on 3/6/2009 4:10:29 AM , Rating: 2
I understand some (most?) downloadable media players already include decoders (e.g. VLC). Did their developers pay for the decoders or are they essentially "pirated"?

RE: Nice, but..
By Penti on 3/6/2009 6:12:12 PM , Rating: 2
It's "homebrew" software i.e. a mix of reverse engineering and simply following the standards (without getting licenses). You can't sell devices with said software to the US, the customs would seize it. It's not pirated it's patent infringing.

