I'm really hoping that Google opens VP8 up. From what I've seen, VP8 provides better image quality while requiring less CPU power to decode. If Google hopes t

I'm really hoping that Google opens VP8 up. From what I've seen, VP8 provides better image quality while requiring less CPU power to decode. If Google hopes that the <video> tag is going to take off, we'll need a freely available video codec that also has a company behind it that can sell patent guarantees. Firefox can't redistribute a non-free codec and Apple and Microsoft won't distribute something that leaves them open to potentially huge liability.