A meta-comment on the article: Apple-centric observers weren't the only ones to get the facts wrong, and phrasing like that title is only used to make a point.

A meta-comment on the article: Apple-centric observers weren't the only ones to get the facts wrong, and phrasing like that title is only used to make a point. This implies that non-Apple-centric observers got the facts right. I don't know about you, but I'm not an "Apple-centric observer" and I had no idea H.264 wasn't free. And since I'm one of many, then the goal of this article was either to a) notify Apple-centric observers that H.264 isn't free and/or b) point out to everyone how biased Apple-centric oberservers are, how they just eat up everything Steve Jobs says, and high-five non-Apple-centric observers for being so coolheaded, rational, and informed. And since "Apple-centric observer" is clearly a codeword for "Apple fanboy," the implication here is essentially "smart people don't like Apple" or worse yet "if you like Apple, you're stupid." This is just flamebait disguised as news. Fanboys accusing fanboys of fanboyism. Move along, nothing to see here.