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HP, Dell quietly disable HEVC on certain laptops over minute license fee increase

Inter-corporation bullshit screwing over consumers - a tale as old as time.

Major laptop vendors have quietly removed hardware decode support for the H.265/HEVC codec in several business and entry-level models, a decision apparently driven by rising licensing fees. Users

https://www.osnews.com/story/143876/hp-dell-quietly-disable-hevc-on-certain-laptops-over-minute-license-fee-increase/