Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinChief
And yes, MP3 is a proprietary format... Ogg Vorbis is not.
|
Why no uproar over MP3, then?
According to engadget (and many others), it's an open format, which means it's not proprietary based upon the definition provided by your link.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/k...nsing-and-you/
Your link bases the definition of proprietary based on this link:
http://www.openformats.org/en1
So, while H.264 isn't FREE, it IS open, which means it's not proprietary.
But whatever. It's all just semantics. H.264 isn't hurting anyone, so I don't see what the big to-do is. It's only because Apple is involved. If they hadn't been involved in it, no one would even be considering this a big deal. Apple just causes violent reactions in people for some reason.