TheLastMan wrote: 
> OK, so is AAC DASH operating system neutral? .

Apple has a lock on what can run on iOS. It is said Steve Jobs wanted to
break Adobe Flash market dominance and so did not allow Flash on iOS.

DASH is a collection of protocols. If the protocols are openly published
(with clear licensing as necessary) then protocols are always OS
neutral. 

Apple only openly published HLS as a draft IETF protocol last year. 
Adobe only openly published RTMP a few years ago.  Vendors keep
proprietary protocols closed as long as there is a commercial advantage
and only make them open if they see there is a commercial advantage.

If Apple wants to frustrate DASH then they can close it off to normal
users by refusing to support DASH and any players that support DASH.

IMHO Google will do what they can to avoid Apple gaining dominance in
streaming media systems.


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