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Cethin@lemmy.zip
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Most likely they’d have to pay royalties to use Bluetooth software on their device, and they deemed the cost too high. The same thing is true for HDMI and other things. They’re proprietary, so sometimes devices won’t support it so they don’t have to pay royalties. (Unrelated, but I honestly don’t understand how HDMI still exists though with DisplayPort being available without the licensing costs. It just controls so much of the market that it can’t die.)

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pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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why do companies want to pay royalties for hdmi when display port is better

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Bassman1805@lemmy.world
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99% of the people I know have no clue what Display Port is, while even my tech-illiterate grandparents know about HDMI.

The people you’re ultimately selling to are more important than almost anything else in the equation.

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rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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There was a point where hdmi was new too. DisplayPort is superior, it should be the new standard

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tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I like the physical plug for display port more too. Is it just because there isn’t some LLC pushing adoption of display port like there is for HDMI?

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Dups@sh.itjust.works
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I can’t find anything about Bluetooth being proprietary and requiring royalty fees.

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u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org
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steakmeout@lemmy.world
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You should read the table you linked - none of those fees relate to the cost per unit because there isn’t one. Sony locked out Bluetooth to enforce profitability in their accessory market for PS5 for themselves and their partners.

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Dups@sh.itjust.works
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Gawd damn! Thanks. That shit is not ok.

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SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world
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I can see that being an issue but there’s also the issue with lag/latency. Although, if somebody wants to deal with a slight audio delay I say more power to them.

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Kairos@lemmy.today
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Bluetooth everything is libre.

HDMI charges like 10 cents a port.

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Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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I thought the controllers were connected by bluetooth

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