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	Re: .wmv to .mov
	Posted By: Steve Levinson	Date: 6/7/02 3:34 p.m.
	In Response To: Re: .wmv to .mov (Claude Errera) : I don't know what they DO use - but I know I can't translate it to something : more mac-friendly. :( Actually, there's a bit of history behind this, and it's not pretty. It seems that Microsoft's original multimedia codecs contained questionable quicktime code. As I recall it, this wasn't a deliberate issue of copyright violation, but there was a 3rd party involved that had been involved in the development of code for both platforms. As Apple held the copyright, they pushed the issue, I think expecting MS to license the technology or at least remove the plagered code. Instead, Bill Gates in typical fashion took his company in another direction and made the standard proprietary, rather than incorporating existing open standards. Sound familiar?

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Replies:

	.wmv to .mov	Tilo Probst	6/7/02 1:26 a.m.
	Re: .wmv to .mov	Claude Errera	6/7/02 6:31 a.m.
	Re: .wmv to .mov	REB	6/7/02 8:12 a.m.
	Re: .wmv to .mov	Steve Levinson	6/7/02 10:39 a.m.
	Re: .wmv to .mov	Claude Errera	6/7/02 12:11 p.m.
	Re: .wmv to .mov	jeff	6/7/02 1:41 p.m.
	Re: .wmv to .mov	Steve Levinson	6/7/02 3:34 p.m.
	In the words of another thread...	Claude Errera	6/7/02 9:01 p.m.
	Disappointing, but thanks! *NM*	Tilo Probst	6/9/02 3:53 p.m.
	Re: .wmv to .mov	theRaven	7/25/02 11:57 p.m.
	Cool *NM*	Djof	7/26/02 8:42 p.m.

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