Indeed, strange that Microsoft decided to support WebP and not wait for AVIF [1]. Mozilla had said that if at least one browser in addition to Chrome supports W

Indeed, strange that Microsoft decided to support WebP and not wait for AVIF [1]. Mozilla had said that if at least one browser in addition to Chrome supports WebP, then they will consider supporting it, so looks like they are just fulfilling that promise [2]. WebP has its drawbacks, like no support for HDR content. AVIF supports it and Netflix would like to use it for video thumbnails. [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-webp-image-format-finally-finds-a-browser-ally-microsoft-edge/ https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-webp-image-format-finally-... [2] https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-ios-macos-tests-googles-webp-graphics-to-speed-up-web/ https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-ios-macos-tests-googles-webp...