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Microsoft isn't a member (yet?)

Microsoft isn't a member (yet?)

Posted Apr 27, 2011 22:09 UTC (Wed) by Simetrical (guest, #53439)
In reply to: Microsoft isn't a member (yet?) by JoeBuck
Parent article: The WebM Community Cross-License Initiative launches

I was asking about the part I bolded, where Microsoft said it would join a patent pool if Google formed one. That's independent from the indemnification part, as I read it.


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Microsoft isn't a member (yet?)

Posted Apr 27, 2011 23:45 UTC (Wed) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

No, they are also requiring that Google include "all other major providers of playback software and devices", meaning Apple, Motorola, Sony and who knows who else. They seem to be saying that they'd be the very last to join such a pool.

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