Google Chrome Dropping H.264 Support for Open Codecs

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http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/google_chrome_dropping_h264_support_open_codecs

whats interesting here is that now only IE and Apple are supporting h.264 codec.
Mozilla, Opera and now Google Chrome will only support open source codecs
WebM and OGG in particular



"The confusion created by these competing standards is surely great news for Adobe, whose Flash Player plug-in is the most popular way of delivering video on the internet. The plug-in already supports H.264 encoded video and VP8 support is on its way. If the deadlock persists, as is most likely, support for both these rival codecs will guarantee Flash’s popularity long into the future."


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It's great for CPU manufacturers since flash sucks so much CPU while doing so little.
 

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Let me get this straight, open standards like Flash?

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