> Submarine patent lawsuits have the same probability for both of them.
Frankly, I don't believe this, if only because HEVC has been around for much longer, and if this was going to happen, it already would have.
The patent pool situation is a little messy, as there are two possible pools, but given how ubiquitous the codec is now, most companies seem to be figuring it out.
You can't prove the opposite anyway. Whole "submarine patent" thing is just a speculative fear. You can't quantify it. So it applies to both in case someone has paranoia. But as above, in case of HEVC it's complemented with guaranteed protection racket fees for the likes of MPEG-LA. So HEVC is worse in the end.
Frankly, I don't believe this, if only because HEVC has been around for much longer, and if this was going to happen, it already would have.
The patent pool situation is a little messy, as there are two possible pools, but given how ubiquitous the codec is now, most companies seem to be figuring it out.