Microsoft awarded patent for graphics chip video encoding

[Majic 7]

Short article here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20019358-1.html
This could mess with AMD, Intel, and Nvidia along with others. We will have to wait and see. More lawsuits, probably.

 

[BD231]

ATI/nVidia aren't pioneering sh*t but 3D as usual, better a company with decent software lay the groundwork.

 

[Lonbjerg]

Short article here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20019358-1.html
This could mess with AMD, Intel, and Nvidia along with others. We will have to wait and see. More lawsuits, probably.

Or microsoft want to keep video acceleration in Windows out of the hands of one single hardware manufactor...