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It's an open source, royalty free codec. I'd much rather use that than one owned and licensed by a private organisation, no matter whether Google develops it or

by untog 7y ago

It's an open source, royalty free codec. I'd much rather use that than one owned and licensed by a private organisation, no matter whether Google develops it or not.

stephenr 7y ago
It’s still patent encumbered, and if you happen to sue Google, because they do something shitty, you lose your patent grant.
- untog 7y ago
  How does that make H264 preferable?
  - stephenr 7y ago
    It's not operated by a company with a penchant for abusing its 800 pound gorilla status?