Related, Monty getting righteous on behalf of VP8 during the Q&A on WebRTC MTI, calling out blatantly anti-competitive moves on behalf of the patent cartels:
I think there is one quite simple aspect that both Monty and reporting around WebRTC misses in general:
there are actors involved who fear WebRTC itself, because well-working WebRTC will hurt their business.
The "war" of VPx vs. h264 is just a tool to postpone working WebRTC.
The quite obvious name is Microsoft (with Skype and Nokia). Apple and Cisco also seem to benefit from
stalled standard. Google is only one that has would benefit. Mozilla perhaps too, but Mozilla
is just a browser, with no weight in the matter.
The quite obvious name is Microsoft (with Skype and Nokia). Apple and Cisco also seem to benefit from stalled standard. Google is only one that has would benefit. Mozilla perhaps too, but Mozilla is just a browser, with no weight in the matter.