Google to Open-source VP8 for HTML5 Video

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Simultaneously taking Ogg out back and putting one it’s ear and making the streaming video wars much more interesting. Gruber’s questions are my own: Will Apple or Microsoft support VP8? And will Google support it at YouTube?

  • 13 April 2010

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