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Re:The Practical vs. Idealistic Scenarios for the Near-Term ... by jlouis on Thursday January 13, 2011 @07:31PM (#2101952)
As for your last statement: no. My bet is Flash gets WebM support natively next as part of a bargain between Adobe and Google. And that Android phones get WebM hardware decoders forced down upon them.

For Apple, they took a stance and now they risk Firewire/USB again.

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Re:The Practical vs. Idealistic Scenarios for the Near-Term ... by magicalist on Thursday January 13, 2011 @07:53PM (#2102024)
adobe announced that they would add vp8 to flash months ago. as for a "bargain"...what would that even consist of? you can use and re-implement vp8 to your hearts content today without payng anyone.
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