[supercow]

Microsoft actually helped with the development of Opus according to the article. :)

[notatoad]

Not really. Opus incorporates the Skype codec, Microsoft has their name on it by virtue of being the new owner of Skype.

[wmf]

I remember when MS participated in MPEG-4 development and then fought MPEG-4 for years.

[taligent]

And now getting sued by Google over FRAND patents defined in the H.264 standard.

[mtgx]

Only in the same way you could say Google helped "build" Skype, because Skype uses the VP8 codec.