But that's not remotely true across the board. As the grandparent alluded to, Apple's H.264 encoder is the very worst one around. There are MPEG2 encoders that

But that's not remotely true across the board. As the grandparent alluded to, Apple's H.264 encoder is the very worst one around. There are MPEG2 encoders that are competitive bitrate-wise! Not everything Apple releases is gold. The AppStore is a perfect example -- a pile of total shit in every way, that only Apple could get away with because they are so ridiculously competent at everything else that touches it.