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You understand that "proprietary" has an actual definition? And, that definition is not, in fact, "non-standard", nor is it "costs money to use"? "Proprietary" means "owned by somebody who restricts access". Access, in this case, refers to rights to run encoders, and to deliver decoders. VP8, VP9, and AV1 are also defined by published and recognized standards, but are additionally not subject to restrictions on use. This has nothing to do with money, and suggesting it does is disingenuous. Also, do you get that Apple's reasons for anything they choose are at best obscure, where not actually fraudulent? We all can only guess at Apple's reasons for anything, even where they seem to say what their reasons are, because Apple is under no obligation to reveal the whole truth about their reasons. That Apple does not support VPx and AV1 is more reasonably guessed, from observation of historical behavior, to be a consequence of their preference for proprietary, exclusionary business models, most probably because they better limit competition. |