pezus said:
Talal said:
Royalty Rates
| Players/Recorders | Royalty Rate (USD) |
| BD Player |
$ 9.00 |
| BD Recorder |
$ 12.00 |
| BD Player (in vehicle) |
$ 9.00 |
| PC Drives | Royalty Rate (USD) |
| BD Playback Drive |
$ 7.00 |
| BD Combi Drive |
$ 8.00 |
| BD Recorder Drive |
$ 9.00 |
| BD Software | Royalty Rate (USD) |
| BD Playback Software |
$ 2.00 |
| BD Playback Software (plug-in) |
$ 1.60 |
| Bundled BD Playback Software |
$ 1.25 |
| BD Combi Software |
$ 2.50 |
| Bundled BD Combi Software |
$ 1.50 |
| BD Recorder Software |
$ 3.00 |
| BD Recorder Software (plug-in) |
$ 2.40 |
| Bundled BD Recorder Software |
$ 1.75 |
| BD Recording Only Software |
$ 2.00 |
| BD Recording Only Software (plug-in) |
$ 1.60 |
| Bundled BD Recording Only Software |
$ 1.25 |
| BD Software Bundled with Aftermarket BD-Capable Drive | Royalty Rate (USD) |
| Software with Aftermarket BD Recorder Drive |
$ 1.75 |
| Software with Aftermarket BD Combi Drive |
$ 1.50 |
| Software with Aftermarket BD Playback Drive |
$ 1.25 |
| PC with pre-installed BD software | Royalty Rate (USD) |
| PC with pre-installed BD software and no BD Drive |
$ 1.50 |
| PC with pre-installed BD software and BD Playback Drive* ** |
$ 1.25 |
| PC with pre-installed BD software and BD Combi Drive* ** |
$ 1.50 |
| PC with pre-installed BD software and BD Recorder Drive* ** |
$ 1.75 |
| Pre-recorded discs | Royalty Rate (USD) |
| BD Data Disc |
$ 0.0725 |
| BD Movie Disc |
$ 0.0975 |
| Recordable discs | Royalty Rate (USD) |
| BD-R Disc |
$ 0.1075 |
| BD-RE Disc |
$ 0.135 |
| BDXL-R Disc |
$ 0.13 |
| BDXL-RE Disc |
$ 0.16
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Anyone smart enough to explain all this? :p
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Looks like it's actually far more than 2 or 3 dollars per unit. BD Player = $9. Could also be playback drive = $7. So it could actually be that he is right in that Sony gets 2 or 3 dollars per sale. Then they also get a few cents per disc
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Microsoft negotiated a deal with the Blu-Ray association quite a long time ago prior to Windows 7. My guess is that parts of it are still in effect.
For instance, Microsoft doesn't use any of the Blu-Ray software, they developed their own for Windows. Otherwise, every Windows installation would require Java for Blu-Ray playback, and it doesn't.
The pricing structure is interesting, but I doubt relates directly to what Microsoft is paying. Sony and Microsoft, for instance, would have easily negotated pricing for either technologies Sony is using of Microsoft's or Windows licenses.
So I doubt Microsoft is paying anything, they're just not making as much on something else.
