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Are Apache or Firefox 'controlled' by anyone?
Yes.
Are Apache or Firefox 'controlled' by anyone?
This will never work, H.264 is the Blu-Ray format, it has already won.
This V8-whatever format can only affect geeks watching movies on computers.
Quoted above is what appears to be an exchange between *two* people... but, it all comes off just a little too pat methinks. So i'm wondering if our old friend Mr. Darkroom has perhaps created a hidden identity for himself, embodied in the personage of recently registered member "waiting4newmacs"? How strange it is that this (otherwise intriguing) topic of discussion should be joined by such a vapid comment. And then —as luck would have it —Mr. Darkroom serves up the perfect rejoinder. A most fortuitous meeting indeed. Or, maybe it isn't the convenient coincidence which arouses my suspicions [they could be co-workers or even kissing cousins... no matter.]I'm not liking Mr. Jobs' arrogance
i always picture him sitting in his office replying to emails, smacking gum like a valley girl while scoffing and rolling his eyes at nearly everything.
I think he's like the big-headed queen from Alice in Wonderland
"Bring me the pig!" lol
No, but it surely limits its success.
No one has come forth with patents that cover VP8 besides what On2 has. Let's cross that bridge when we get there. Everyone saying they might have a patent covering it right now are spreading FUD.
Didn't you read the thread ? We've gone over this dozens of times.
Google, as far as is known, owns all the relevent patents to VP8 through their acquisition of On2, which developed the codec in the first place.
...The fact that no one has yet sued on vp8 doesn't mean those of us who have actual read these patents and seen these patent lawsuits can't opine that such a lawsuit is coming. I don't have to wait for the sirens to know that the building is on fire.
Mpeg-la will assert that at least some subset of its pool must be licensed for vp8. Further, a wide collection of trolls that doesn't participate in the pool will also make the same argument, just like they do for every other codec.
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And the point for all this FUD is...?
The possibility that someone will sue is present for virtually any software. This includes H.264, as well as WebM.
Obviously Google feels that either such possibility is minimal, or that they can deal with it efficiently. They did their due diligence during the acquisition, presumably.
The only certainty here is that you are spreading FUD.
Stating facts is not spreading FUD just because you don't like the facts. As to what google is thinking, who knows. Webm probably won't end up costing more than h.264 when all is said and done. (since it is inferior for most uses) But it certainly won't be free. Encoders (and possibly decoders) will end up paying mpeg-la and/or patent trolls. The question will come down to economics. If the cost isn't much less than h264, why use it? And if the cost is not certain (because trolls dominate the economics, instead of a patent pool willing to defend the standard from patent attack) it is equally undesirable. Google has already said won't pay for any successful patent attacks - the best thing that could happen for the standard at this point is a patent pool, particularly one willing to defend the standard.
What facts are you talking about?
The facts are that Google acquired a company for $140 million, after conducting due diligence, and now opened one of the major assets of this company.
Would there be patent trolls coming out of the woodwork? Maybe, maybe not.
But even if there are some infringement claims, there is no particular reason to think it will "cost" anything to the end users.
It's as ridiculous as someone issuing dire warnings against buying a new iPhone, because both Nokia and HTC have filed complaints against Apple.
So, yeah, all you've done in this thread is spread baseless FUD.
...Based on this I've asserted webm will be no more free than h264...."
2) mpeg-la will form a patent pool and assert a license is required for webm (they've already made noises about that, in fact)
Please explain this part. This is the FUD I am talking about.
I've said it several times. Even if we ignore patent trolls, mpeg-la is already asserting that its patents likely cover webm. .
You say this as if it was fact. However, the MPEG-LA has been saying the same thing about VP3/Theora for 10 years now and have yet to present a patent pool and license for it.
The only fact here is that the MPEG-LA has been blowing this smoke for 10 years and taking anything they say at face value and repeating it is just spreading the FUD around.
If they truely have patents covering VP3/Theora or VP8, let them come forth, then we'll talk.
This has been my point this entire thread, you're only again pilling on the FUD with "No one is immune!". Like you said yourself, if that was a negative point, the H.264 isn't immune either and a license from MPEG-LA won't save you. Might as well go for something that is royalty free upfront then paying upfront and paying later when you are successfully sued.
...One thing I know for sure - mpeg-la has patents that cover webm; if they want to act, they can.
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Really? You know this for certain?! Even MPEG-LA qualifies their statements on this subject.
Geez, hotshot, you could have saved Google a lot of money, had they consulted you.
You were spouting similar legal nonsense in the Google TV thread.
What's with all this FUD? Do you get a few pennies on the side from Apple PR or something?
You are right - perhaps mpeg-la won't act. Given that no one with any money to pay a judgment uses theora, I don't see this situation as analogous, though.
And yes, i know it for a fact because I, unlike you, have actually read the patents, and i have read the spec. Feel free to do so yourself and then offer an opinion.
I named 2 companies that make tons of cash and used Theora in their products.
Ubisoft and Atari.
Where's the lawsuit ? Until then. FUD. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.
So the google staff that did the same thing as you and found nothing is wrong and you are right ? Google spent 140 million dollars after their staff assured them it was fine, but some guy on Macrumors found something that is "100% fact that VP8 is covered by some MPEG-LA patents". Like Macsurf said, maybe Google should've hired you. That's not an attack, it's just pointing out how arrogant you suddenly sound.
And what you are doing is spreading FUD. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. IP Terrorism if you prefer.
Lots of big companies buy ip and end up paying hundreds of millions in patent lawsuits. Your argument is ridiculous. Google has likely reached the same conclusion as me, but they have decided the benefits of proceeding outweigh the risks. They may be right.
Fud is claiming that h264 will cost money in 2015. Actually its not fud. Its a prediction. Just like the one I made. Applying reason and making a prediction is not fud.
But since you can't apparently put two coherent sentences together without personal attacks or claims of fud, I can only suppose you have no interest in a reasoned discussion.
When you have nothing better to do than attack me personally it must be because you have no legal or factual arguments to make.
And yes, i know it for a fact because I, unlike you, have actually read the patents, and i have read the spec....
I've said it several times. Even if we ignore patent trolls, mpeg-la is already asserting that its patents likely cover webm.
Webm probably won't end up costing more than h.264 when all is said and done. (since it is inferior for most uses)