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Ah, true, I was a little hasty. Still I don't see how Apple could realistically refuse to support this in Safari, since presumably support for codecs is directl
by stanleydrew 17y ago
Ah, true, I was a little hasty. Still I don't see how Apple could realistically refuse to support this in Safari, since presumably support for codecs is directly built into WebKit and either Apple or Google would have to fork it if they wanted to go in separate directions. That's not totally out of the question though I suppose...
- wmf 17y agoApple and Nokia refused to support Theora, and the same argument applies to VP8 since it's also from the VP family. Google would probably need to provide indemnification to change Apple's mind. Safari and Chrome both use WebKit but they use completely different code to implement <video>; Safari uses QuickTime and Chrome uses ffmpeg.
- vetinari 17y agoApple and Nokia refused to support Theora, because they have vested interest in H.264 - they both are on the licensors side. Why would they support free codec, when they get cut from every license fee paid for the encumbered one? The argument used by both of them is just convenient excuse. What do you expect of them? To tell you what is in the above paragraph?