http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/01/googles-dropping-h264-from-chrome-a-step-backward-for-openness.ars/
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Ben Schulz <[email protected]> wrote: > So far I'm indifferent to this news because it does not seem to affect > anyone. I think what you're referring to as the "effect on video > professionals" is described in the article as follows: > > "In addition, I know that if your encoding facilities are working at > or near capacity, you'll have to buy more computers, add more encoding > tools, add some encoding expertise, and double your future storage > space if WebM takes off." > > There are some clear parallels to banning Flash, Java and -- for a > while anyway -- competing development environments from the iWorld. I > recall you being able to "contain your disgust" there. Not being a > video professional myself, I'm clearly misunderstanding your position. > > With kind regards > Ben > > > On 13 Jan., 22:32, Chris Adamson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can hardly contain my disgust at Google's move, and the utterly > > vapid rationale behind it. I'll just hope that some of you will > > consider the effect this has on video professionals, who see the world > > very differently than software developers do. Jan Ozer at Streaming > > Media wrote a commentary, "Commentary: Welcome to the Two-Codec > > World", that starts to bring their concerns to the table: > > > > http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Co... > > > > Last paragraph: > > > > "I also know that whatever leverage Google uses, they still haven't > > created any positive reason to distribute video in WebM format. They > > haven't created any new revenue opportunities, opened any new markets > > or increased the size of the pie. They've just made it more expensive > > to get your share, all in the highly ethereal pursuit of "open codec > > technologies." So, if you do check your wallet, sometime soon, you'll > > start to see less money in it, courtesy of Google." > > > > --Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
