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InterVideo Tabbed by Microsoft to Port Windows Media to Linux | |
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| Time: 19:13 EST/00:13 GMT | News Source: PR Newswire | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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InterVideo, Inc. announced today that Microsoft has chosen the company as a provider of its Windows Media Technology for Linux-based consumer electronics. Under the agreement InterVideo is licensed to take the components of the Windows Media Format, port them over to Linux and provide them to manufacturers who are interested in running Windows Media Technology on Linux-based consumer devices such as set-top boxes, personal video recorders and other hybrid multimedia devices. Linux is quickly becoming the platform of choice for consumer electronics, or CE, manufacturers of cable, Internet and satellite set-top boxes that are looking to add PVR (personal video recording) and DVD functionality. Currently, InterVideo offers embedded Linux versions of its popular DVD and DVR PC software for consumer electronics manufacturers. Under the agreement with Microsoft, the company will now be able to offer support for Windows Media Technology on these devices as well. | ||
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| #1 By 7797 (64.105.197.82) at 4/7/2003 11:20:46 PM |
| Windows Media on Linux? Why bother? No one uses that shitOS anyway! |
| #2 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 4/8/2003 12:16:47 AM |
| Any thoughts on how this might be an acknowledgement of Linux from Microsoft? |
| #3 By 8589 (65.64.202.252) at 4/8/2003 2:30:44 AM |
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"the numbers for desktop users are even behind Mac's single-digit market share. "
That is kind of hard to prove those numbers on Linux's users as I have many friends that dual boot Windows and Linux, but they don't register their Linux software. They feel that it isn't necessary as it is a free OS, and they are just now learning it. With the Mac OS you need a Mac in order to run it. Also, don't forget how many Distro's of Linux are out there, and in just about every language on the Earth. How many Russians do you think use Linux? How many Europeans? etc.... ? |
| #4 By 2459 (24.170.151.19) at 4/8/2003 3:24:35 AM |
| This concerns only embedded devices, not the general-purpose OS distros. Though I'm sure some group/individual will try to get this running on the regular distros and create an illegal codec package. |
| #5 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 4/8/2003 2:23:27 PM |
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Halcyon - Ximian Evolution is nothing but a frontend for Outlook Web Access.
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| #6 By 7797 (63.76.44.252) at 4/8/2003 3:37:11 PM |
| sodablue: when was the last time you extensively used evolution to have such an expert opinion on exactly what it is? |
| #7 By 61 (65.32.171.144) at 4/8/2003 3:48:54 PM |
| This isn't for the Linux desktop, it's for devices such as MP3 or PDA's players that run Linux is the OS. |
| #8 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 4/8/2003 4:01:20 PM |
| #10--another real downfall of Ximian is that, if you wan to use it to hook up to Exchange, you have to pay for it. That makes it a bit odd, because with every Exchange CAL comes the right to use Outlook for a client. Sort of defeats the cost-effectiveness of it.... And I believe Sodablue is right about Ximian being a frontend for OWA--it uses WebDAV, not MAPI, to connect to Exchange. |
| #9 By 135 (208.50.204.91) at 4/8/2003 7:11:31 PM |
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http://www.ximian.com/products/connector/features.html#e2k
Requirements for Ximian Connector: - Ximian Evolution 1.2 or higher - An account on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server - OWA (Outlook Web Access) active on the Exchange 2000 Server It's interesting, and useful... but it's funny how it's trumpeted by all the anti-Microsoft clowns. |
| #10 By 2459 (24.170.151.19) at 4/8/2003 9:27:40 PM |
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Halcyon-X12, the codec package would be illegal because in the scenario I spoke of, the group/individual would rip the MS/Intervideo's code from a Linux-based device and use it on (and possibly distribute it for) regular Linux distros. This, of course, depends upon the implementation of the codecs.
Mplayer, IIRC, does not support WM DRM, so there is still an incentive to get other implementations running on Linux. BTW, the total legality of DivX (any version) is questionable due to its start as a hacked/pirated MS/Fraunhoffer codecs and backward compatability with content produced with the illegal codecs. |
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