Google is entering into the video fight, and seems to me to be an ugly move aimed at Apple and possibly HTML5.
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/01/11/h264-chromeIt's really unpleasant being manipulated by powerful "interests". Standards being ignored for lock-in or deals. Apple's in-your-face partnership with ATT, and next Verizon, forcing folks to move from their current provider. ISPs & cellular providers that are manipulative and deliver really poor service. And most customers oblivious to the harm. Damn.
I suspect yet another Browser War, just when it looked to be over. Lets hope Google works with Adobe to get Flash that works.
And anyone who thinks Flash is just another codec simply needs to look at their performance monitor. Laptops running much Flash are running out of battery up to an hour earlier!
-- Owen
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