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It's also the only part of the web where the de-facto standard (h264) is owned by a commercial entity Flash is still used for video more than H.264 both for hi
by naner 16y ago
It's also the only part of the web where the de-facto standard (h264) is owned by a commercial entity
Flash is still used for video more than H.264 both for historical reasons and because it has some (albeit rudimentary) content protection. Goolge is supporting/promoting Flash in Chrome. Ostensibly for security reasons, but it is not an easy move to explain.
Google is dropping H.264 in their browser for strategic reasons.
- knorby 16y agoThe rudimentary copy protection of Flash/Silverlight can't be overlooked with this decision. I can't imagine the likes of Hulu or Netflix to ever seriously think that they would be allowed to support a HTML5 player. Only the likes of Youtube and Vimeo will seriously have to think about this issue in the short-term.
- sitmack 16y agoEveryone had to have two copies of video anyway. One for firefox (WebM only) and H.264 for iOS devices. The only thing this has done is shift the sizes of the pie. And for the better. LET THERE BE PIE!