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by91degrees ( 207121 ) writes:
Do we use an inferior standard or a closed standard?
Maybe "implementation dependent" is the term we're after.
by93 Escort Wagon ( 326346 ) writes:
Do we use an inferior standard or a closed standard?
Since it seems pretty likely most web users couldn't care less about open vs. closed software, the answer seems obvious - go with h.264, the superior but closed codec. And do it now before Microsoft wades in and decides to muddy things up with more embrace/extend/extinguish shenanigans.
by91degrees ( 207121 ) writes:
Browser developers do care! It's not just a political thing. Website developers and users would prefer h.264 (even if they don't know it) because it provides higher quality or lower bandwidth requirements. Several browser developers prefer Theora because their income is too small for the expense of licensing h.264.
byNicolas MONNET ( 4727 ) writes:
and a poster child against software patents. It's *very* expensive for small players, it's incompatible with free media, the terms are almost impossible to comprehend (or at least you need several "IP" lawyers on staff), plus you aren't even assured that you won't be sued in Texas by some scum sucking, syphillitic pus-drinking, rotting corpse-devouring and worm-infested defecation-eating patent troll.
byDavid Gerard ( 12369 ) writes:
Scum Sucking Syphillitic Pus-Drinking Rotting Corpse Devouring Worm Infested Defecation Eaters' Anti-Defamation League on line two for you. They're upset at being compared to patent trolls or MPEG-LA, and are demanding you upgrade their status to "like child rapists."
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