Mozilla considers H.264 video support after Google's WebM fails to gain traction
Wed, Mar 14, 2012 - Mozilla's director of research Andreas Gal has proposed enabling mobile H.264 video decoding via hardware or the underlying operating system, signaling the end to the group's war on the Apple-led H.264 video codec. ( 63 comments )
MPEG LA starts digging patent pool under Google's WebM
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 - Google's efforts to create a royalty-free video codec for the web are now being actively undermined by the MPEG Licensing Authority, which has announced plans to represent patent holders who claim infringement. ( 175 comments )
Microsoft announces H.264 support for Google's Chrome
Wed, Feb 2, 2011 - In an effort to resolve "uncertainty around video on the web" using HTML5, Microsoft has announced a new plugin for Google's Chrome browser that adds back support for H.264 video playback, blunting Google's attempt to gain traction for WebM. ( 74 comments )
Google reaffirms intent to derail HTML5 H.264 video with WebM browser plugins
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 - After igniting a hailstorm of controversy over its intent to drop HTML5's H.264 support from its Chrome browser, Google has reaffirmed its intent to push its own open WebM video codec via Flash-like plugins for Internet Explorer and Safari users. The reason: Google wants to ship free platforms without incurring external licensing fees. ( 482 comments )
