This is an excellent strategic move by Google and further evidence to the notion that Google is trying to marginalize the various core elements of the Internet

This is an excellent strategic move by Google and further evidence to the notion that Google is trying to marginalize the various core elements of the Internet experience (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=693861 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=693861). If they open up VP8 and have it become the default built-in video codec for HTML5 browsers, it puts a lot pressure on Apple and Microsoft and even Adobe. At the price they paid, it was definitely a great deal for them.