Comments on: What Microsoft Did to MKV, US Policy http://techrights.org/2009/06/08/mkv-us-policy-harmed-by-ms/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will http://techrights.org/2009/06/08/mkv-us-policy-harmed-by-ms/comment-page-1/#comment-65537 Will Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:08:24 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12692#comment-65537 I'm not really engaged in what's happening with what's happening with Windows Media Player and MKV enough to offer much, but I can say, at least from the people I know, that anyone that knows anything about codecs and media doesn't use WMP. Even on Windows, they mostly use something like VLC. And whenever someone that doesn't know about codecs has a problem, sooner or later they find out about VLC. I find it a little underhanded that Microsoft is crippling WMP, but then, if memory serves, they do have a patent on crippling software, right? If they want to do everything in their power to drive people to better software, good for everyone else. I’m not really engaged in what’s happening with what’s happening with Windows Media Player and MKV enough to offer much, but I can say, at least from the people I know, that anyone that knows anything about codecs and media doesn’t use WMP. Even on Windows, they mostly use something like VLC. And whenever someone that doesn’t know about codecs has a problem, sooner or later they find out about VLC.

I find it a little underhanded that Microsoft is crippling WMP, but then, if memory serves, they do have a patent on crippling software, right? If they want to do everything in their power to drive people to better software, good for everyone else.

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