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Georg Bauhaus wrote:
> As for stream file formats, you get players from MS (and earlier Real)
> for free. The content providers don't get stream producing software
> for free, and come to depend on MS, moneywise and otherwise (software/
> documentation/licenses for streaming software).
> Why do they commit to this?
> Because everyone of the majority of their customers has got this player,
> and expects streams to play with their free players (Is any of the
> recent Real players for free any more?)

Yes or another example, PDF from Adobe. 

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