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Re:Google Removing H.264 Support in Chrome by yanw on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @04:48PM (#2093696)
Not necessarily, and not in the long run.

These changes will occur in the next couple months

By then flash will gain WebM playback support. This move is a good one and it does make sense, I don't think there is room for compromise in regards to the open internet and non-proprietary standards.

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Re:Google Removing H.264 Support in Chrome by redrobot5050 on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @07:11PM (#2098266)
Considering how long it took Flash to gain hardware acceleration on platforms aside from Windows, I wouldn't hold my breathe. MobileFlash on Android still ranges from "Sucks" to "it's fine".

I haven't tried Flash video on my android tablet (it has a YouTube app) yet, but I've also rooted it and flashed the firmware to remove a software underclock so my experience may not be representative of any stock devices.

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Re:Google Removing H.264 Support in Chrome by recoiledsnake on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @08:21PM (#2094468)
And I thought people were happy for HTML5 video because it eliminated the need for Flash. We've turned a full circle.
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