Right! Now ill go back to my old comment... if you were a MSFT would you rather go through years of costly litigation and potentially lose hundreds of millions or.... buyout NEOM and not have to answer any ?'s... just adds another potential buyer to the ever-growing list.
1234: Indirect is not a method. It simply describes what information is encoded in a barcode. Most barcodes printed today are indirect and it has been that way since the first Wrigley gum was scanned in 1974.
"In contrast, indirect barcodes usually just contain an index..." NeoMedia's Definitive Guide to 2D Barcodes.