[geeks] Powerbook LCD replacement; Windows Media suckage

[Matthew Braun]

I don't think Microsoft has to license anything; the only issue is "how 
hard is it to reverse engineer the Windows Media format". Of course, if 
it was easy, it would be done already, but if it was done, I don't 
think Microsoft would have a legal leg to stand on (though they could 
be propped up by the huge pile of request for injunctions they'd send 
out). I think the recent Lexmark decision supports this.

--
"I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's;
I will not reason and compare: my business is to create."

On Nov 8, 2004, at 4:50 PM, Joshua Boyd wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 05:19:43PM -0500, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>
>> and after that page eventually loaded here, the answer appears to be
>> "Yes, mplayer runs on OS/X, but you're fucked for support on any of 
>> the
>> DRM-enabled formats like WMP9."
>
> What do you expect?  MS won't license the stuff to just any free
> software freek.
>
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