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minus-squareDnb@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoLicensing bullshit https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8ptbss/comment/e0dv1d4/?context=3 https://www.zdnet.com/article/if-vlc-can-ship-a-free-dvd-player-why-cant-microsoft/ Explains it well. Tldr: VLC is in France and doesn’t have to respect copyright laws over software while Microsoft does and has to pay money for codecs per install.
minus-squaremecen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoTo be fair they could just open source their media layer, probably?
Licensing bullshit
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8ptbss/comment/e0dv1d4/?context=3
https://www.zdnet.com/article/if-vlc-can-ship-a-free-dvd-player-why-cant-microsoft/
Explains it well.
Tldr: VLC is in France and doesn’t have to respect copyright laws over software while Microsoft does and has to pay money for codecs per install.
To be fair they could just open source their media layer, probably?