Well exactly, there are THREE main desktops, and one doesn't and wont have h264 preinstalled.
This wouldn't be a problem if The Guardian and other news broadcasters stopped bystanding and made the videos they publish available in Xiph formats earlier; they continue to squander their significant influence in the contingent present. On 26 Jan 2010, 9:58 PM, "Tom Morris" <bbtommor...@gmail.com> wrote: On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 16:57, Ian Forrester <ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk> wrote: > Somewhat related to ... What I don't understand is that of the three main desktop platforms Firefox gets installed on - Windows and Mac - both have H.264 decoders *on the machine already* in the form of Windows Media and QuickTime APIs. Microsoft and Apple have presumably solved whatever licensing problems exist for H.264 decoding. Urgh. This kind of stuff shouldn't be a problem. Really. So, to watch one type of video online, I use Firefox and to use another type of video online I use Safari or Chrome. And because standards bodies, browser manufacturers and patent holders cannot resolve their differences sensibly, it's back to the good old days. Paul Downey (@psd) nails it when he says that standards are peace but the standards process is war. -- Tom Morris <http://tommorris.org/> - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage...
