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Re:Google's dropping H.264 from Chrome a step backward for o... by watty on Thursday January 13, 2011 @11:03AM (#2100191)
I guess I don't understand the "force" aspect. As a distributor wouldn't you already be implementing WebM or Theora to satisfy Firefox/Opera? If so, how does Chrome all of a sudden force you to change?

As a Chrome use, what changes? All three codecs can be watched, H.264 however is through a sandboxed Flash player.

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