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Phones are only used for a few years. Within 4-5 years, virtually no one will use a HEVC-only iPhone.
by mtgx 9y ago
Phones are only used for a few years. Within 4-5 years, virtually no one will use a HEVC-only iPhone.
- scarface74 9y agoWhat about smart TVs?
- trothamel 9y agoThey make a fine display device to plug an updated Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, or Roku into.
- hajile 9y agoSoftware can be updated if the hardware support is there. Arguing that new codecs don't have hardware support in older TV's has nothing to do with how patented that codec is. Speculatively adding support for upcoming codecs is easier if you don't have to pay to play.
- kelnos 9y agoWhat about them? Even if we have to wait 10 years or so to phase out support for those that don't support newer formats and can't be upgraded, that's still a win.
- scarface74 9y agoBy then it won't matter. The patents on h.264 will have expired.
- kelnos 9y agoSo what? Then we have to deal with the newer h.265 patents, and the even newer patents associated with whatever comes next. Pushing open formats now means we develop a habit of only allowing open formats into industrial standards, which means in the medium and long term we all win with lower costs.