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"Standard" has more than one meaning. In the phrase "de facto standard" I think the meaning is more in the direction of "something considered by an authority or
by jamesaguilar 16y ago
"Standard" has more than one meaning. In the phrase "de facto standard" I think the meaning is more in the direction of "something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison."
Or to put it another way, standards bodies do not, as you seem to be implying, have a monopoly on the word "standard".
- gloob 16y agoFair enough. If we take the "popular acclamation" theory of standardization, here's how it breaks down: h.264: IE, Safari WebM: Chrome, Firefox 4 Streaming video with Flash: all of the above In which case the most standardy standard is "h.264 over Flash", with native h.264 and native WebM tied for second place.
- jamesaguilar 16y agoIf you look at it from the perspective of the provider, the standard is h.264 files on the server, and various avenues through which you can deliver it. Saying WebM is tied for second place is vastly overstating its proximity in popularity space to h.264.