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He forgot the Wikipedia factor: Wikipedia probably won't be using H.264 anytime soon, and it's one of the top sites in terms of traffic.
by troymc 17y ago
He forgot the Wikipedia factor: Wikipedia probably won't be using H.264 anytime soon, and it's one of the top sites in terms of traffic.
- jacobolus 17y agoCurrently, Wikipedia is 95% text and 5% images, with negligible amounts of audio and video served up with a cumbersome almost broken Java thing. Barring substantial changes, I’d go so far as to say Wikipedia’s audio and video are irrelevant to users and browser vendors.
- ZeroGravitas 17y agoIf you're getting the Java thing it means your browser doesn't have native Theora support. You should upgrade or install an appropriate plugin. (They've also done a lot of work to improve the Java fallback but it's not gone live yet).