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yes, but sadly websites cannot get around using a flash plugin or ogg theora on other platforms for streaming movies.

• DrJokepu 17y ago
  Well, given that Microsoft is on the list as well, 98% of all desktops are covered. The remaining 2% are welcome to purchase licensed third party codecs. I don't want to sound offensive but just because some tiny portion of people would prefer a free/open solution, the large majority of the people (who actually use a commrecial OS and and don't really care about the whole thing just want YouTube working on their desktop) shouldn't be "punished".
  • robin_reala 17y ago
    Microsoft weren’t on that list when XP came out, so it’s hardly 2% of users.
    • vetinari 17y ago
      Actually, it is new thing in Windows 7, so Vista also does not have H.264 decoder. What about turning it around? 100% has access to open decoder, and if 2% wants to use licensed codec, they can. Remember, Theora was suggested as baseline codec, not as only codec.