http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/11/google-chrome-browser-h-264-video/
It is upsetting to know that Google and friends (Firefox, the open source people and the likes) are not continuing to support H.264, a common video codec widely used by Apple. As a user of H.264 (infrequently but still), I felt that it was a promising codec seeing how both Apple and Google supported it (Youtube was trying out a ton of H.264 vids if I'm not wrong). Still, there's no much hype about Web M which incidentally I only recalled upon reading the article above. At least Adobe is jumping onto the ship for Web M (a new open source codec project spearheaded by Google and joined by many many other platforms).
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The thing about H.264 is that it is plagued by patents and stuff. Not really ideal for open source implementation.
yeah that i know. still its a pity. if only it can be open as well. it already has quite a bit of momentum.
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