JMH Emeritus, Contributor Joined Apr 2, 2012 Posts 7,197 May 7, 2012 #1 Summary: The amounts required to license digital media decoders on Windows PCs seem like chump change. But multiply those pennies times hundreds of millions of PCs, and the bill for Microsoft and its PC OEM partners could be as much as $800 million per year. Who pays, and who gets paid? Click to expand... http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-much-do-dvd-and-digital-media-playback-features-really-cost/4977
Summary: The amounts required to license digital media decoders on Windows PCs seem like chump change. But multiply those pennies times hundreds of millions of PCs, and the bill for Microsoft and its PC OEM partners could be as much as $800 million per year. Who pays, and who gets paid? Click to expand... http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-much-do-dvd-and-digital-media-playback-features-really-cost/4977
zigzag3143 Contributor, Sysnative Staff Emeritus Joined Mar 27, 2012 Posts 3,741 May 7, 2012 #2 We pay (if you want it) and they profit from it (want it or not)
zigzag3143 Contributor, Sysnative Staff Emeritus Joined Mar 27, 2012 Posts 3,741 May 7, 2012 #4 It was, nice RSS.