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And jeez what happened to it anyways? It actually used to be pretty decent back in the 98/XP/7 days :(
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"Oh no, I can't play this modern video file using a codec that's literally been around for more than 10 years unless you pay me $0.99 for a codec pack..."
Every single time I forget to change it and I want to play an h265 file from my phone.
VLC bypasses this by being based in a country that doesn’t recognize the software patent
Enshitification is what is happening, the original windows video player was way more capable than this modern garbage.
It's also partly the patent holders for H.265.
H.264 had a license fee, but it wasn't ridiculous. It was jacked up for 265, to the point that a lot of software houses no longer bundle the 265 decoder license.
It annoys me too: Security cameras often use turnkey H.265 encoding packages rather than more open codecs, which makes dealing with the files using FOSS more of a pita.
I think this part actually isn't enshittification. I think this is being legally cautious, as you probably should be when you're Microsoft.
Yeah blame some for using a nonfree format lol, literally none wise uses it
sometimes i forget the "new and improved" version exists, i switched my default to the old media player years ago