Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs

	Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs(extremetech.com)
	314 points by tcp_handshaker 46 days ago \| 175 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↓HEVC licensing costs are out of Microsoft's control, contextualizing the codec charge ↑Using HTML/JS instead of native APIs explains and justifies criticism of the RAM bloat ↑Users avoid Windows Media Player anyway, preferring VLC or MPC alternatives ↓The article is poorly written/inaccurate since HEVC paywall and player aren't new ↓RAM usage isn't unusual compared to other media apps like Apple Music