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by untog 2528 days ago
It's an open source, royalty free codec. I'd much rather use that than one owned and licensed by a private organisation, no matter whether Google develops it or not.
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stephenr 2528 days ago
It’s still patent encumbered, and if you happen to sue Google, because they do something shitty, you lose your patent grant.
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untog 2528 days ago
How does that make H264 preferable?
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stephenr 2528 days ago
It's not operated by a company with a penchant for abusing its 800 pound gorilla status?
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