There is a clear, well-defined upgrade path for computer users, so VC9, VC-1 is complementary to WM-10. Also, you failed to note that WM-10 only works on Windows XP. Note the "upgrade path" phrasing above. Me, I use Win 2k. hth John Willkie -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Manfredi, Albert E Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 8:10 AM To: OpenDTV (E-mail) Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: M'soft coup starts media codec fight The actual codecs might not have changed, I don't know whether they have or not, but I note that Microsoft is beyond WM9 already. WM10 is out. Possibly, Microsoft will obsolete its own WM9 codecs before they have a chance to even become an industry standard? Bert ---------------------------------------- M'soft coup starts media codec fight By Junko Yoshida EE Times October 18, 2004 (9:17 AM EDT) http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=3D50500181 [ ... ] Others believe that political infighting might make VC-1 a short-lived, interim industry standard that eventually gives way to H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.