[NBLUG/talk] Microsoft ports Windows Media to Linux

E Frank Ball frankb at efball.com
Tue Apr 15 17:10:03 PDT 2003


On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 05:09:54PM -0700, Andru Luvisi wrote:
} Of all the things I never expected...
} 
} http://www.vnunet.com/News/1140128

To put it in perspective check out this story:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/11/0141239&mode=thread&tid=109&tid=97

"While the DVD Forum continues quibbling over a new blue-laser based
HD-DVD standard, it looks like Microsoft has been busy developing a new
video compression method that can show high quality HD video at bitrates
similar to current DVD's (between 5-8mbps).  Proof, you say?  Check out
some stunning samples of this cutting edge technology.  Myself and many
others have watched it and most of us feel this is significantly better
looking than MPEG-4/DivX HD video of the same bitrate.  This technology
is causing some excitement, as the T2:  Extreme Edition DVD package will
include a DVD containing T2 in HD, compressed with this technology.
Anyone with a fast PC will be able to watch T2 in high def, no pricey
blue laser player required."

Use the link above to get all the embeded links in the story.  I think
microsoft thinks they can get mediaplayer as the new default codec in
some new media format like an HD DVD and they want their software in all
the players sold, so they need to make it available to the Linux enbeded
market, since Tivos and various other things run on Linux.

They aren't allowing desktop users to get it.

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   E Frank Ball                frankb at efball.com



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