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A Stalemate of Standards: What H.264 Means for the Average User

DigitalDoug BraunJanuary 12, 2011

Link: A Stalemate of Standards: What H.264 Means for the Average User “Yesterday, Google announced that future versions of its Chrome browser would not support what has become an industry standard – the H.264 video codec – in providing video on the Web.” “The move may affect the average Web user, leaving them with poor…

Google’s Decision To Drop H.264 Support Brilliantly Slamed by Microsoft Evangelist

DigitalDoug BraunJanuary 12, 2011

Link: Google’s Decision To Drop H.264 Support Brilliantly Slamed by Microsoft Evangelist “A lot has been written about Google’s decision to no longer support H.264 HTML5 video playback in Chrome … Make sure you read this one from Tim Sneath, director of the Windows and Silverlight technical evangelism team. It’s a hilarious must-read.” “In a…