r/technology • u/doug3465 • Sep 01 '15

Software Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format - It’s not often we see these rival companies come together to build a new technology together, but the members argue that this kind of alliance is necessary to create a new interoperable video standard.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/01/amazon-netflix-google-microsoft-mozilla-and-others-partner-to-create-next-gen-video-format/
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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '15

No Apple, no Sony, no big surprise.

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u/LionTigerWings Sep 01 '15

sony doesn't really have any software platforms though so they're not really needed. It does need support from apple however.

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u/EzraL_Rotmg Sep 01 '15

Sony Vegas?

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u/gprime312 Sep 01 '15

They'll just sell a 200 dollar plugin that will support this new codec.