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cm0002@mander.xyz Joined: 2025-10-25

Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/acer-and-asus-halt-pc-and-laptop-sales-in-germany-amid-h-264-codec-patent-dispute-nokia-wins-patent-ruling-forcing-tech-giants-to-license-hevc-codec

mindbleach@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2023-08-27

Fuck software patents.

juspie@piefed.ca Joined: 2026-01-07

Oh Tom's Hardware, you couldn't resist the lure of AI for writing your headlines, could you? I can't imagine it's your human authors who mixed up H264 and H265 in the same sentence!

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

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If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

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Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)