Submission + - Google to push WebM with IE9, Safari plugins (electronista.com) 1
surveyork writes: A new chapter in the browser wars:
"Google in a defense of its decision to pull H.264 from Chrome's HTML5 revealed that it will put out WebM plugins for Internet Explorer 9 and Safari. Expecting no official support from Apple or Microsoft, Google plans to develop extensions that would load its self-owned video codec. No timetable was given."
So Google gets started with their plan for world-wide WebM domination. They'll provide WebM plugins for the browsers of the H.264-only league, so in practice, all mayor browsers will have WebM support –one way or the other.
Machiavellian move?
"Google in a defense of its decision to pull H.264 from Chrome's HTML5 revealed that it will put out WebM plugins for Internet Explorer 9 and Safari. Expecting no official support from Apple or Microsoft, Google plans to develop extensions that would load its self-owned video codec. No timetable was given."
So Google gets started with their plan for world-wide WebM domination. They'll provide WebM plugins for the browsers of the H.264-only league, so in practice, all mayor browsers will have WebM support –one way or the other.
Machiavellian move?
And then what? (Score:2)
So Google gets started with their plan for world-wide WebM domination. They'll provide WebM plugins for the browsers of the H.264-only league, so in practice, all mayor browsers will have WebM support -one way or the other.
All major browsers will have integrated support or a plug-in for H.264.
With OS support in the iOS, OSX and Windows 7 platforms.
Ubuntu in its OEM distributions.
WebM is - for all practical purposes - nothing more than a distribution codec for the web.
It stands a snowball's chance in hell