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HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs (arstechnica.com)
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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You know what? Good.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because we don't like Dell and HP or because we don't like HEVC?

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Them selling it then taking it away means they are vulnerable to class action. It’s a bait and switch. The fact that this licensing put them in that position means they may be less likely to trust, use, and therefore empower this behavior in the future.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Cool, makes sense. 👍