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Google gains allies in the war over HTML5 video formats

Posted on April 28, 2011 at 22:09 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

It’s like Betamax vs VHS all over again, except this time it’s Microsoft and Apple (talk about strange bedfellows) vs Google and the open source community. InfoWorld Tech Watch.

Other Google, H.264, HTML5, WebM
Say goodbye to Flash, but is HTML5 winning

Posted on March 4, 2011 at 23:42 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

It’s complicated.

See my InfoWorld Tech Watch post. [Link fixed. Sorry ’bout that. -Woody]

Also, the Wall Street Journal reports that MS and Apple, among others, are being investigate for unfair restraint of trade in the dispute over Google’s WebM/VP8 technology.

Other Flash, H.264, HTML5, WebM

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