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Ogg Vorbis / Theora Language Removed From HTML5 Spec
Rudd-O writes "It's official. Ogg technology has been removed from the HTML5 spec, after Ian caved in the face of pressure from Apple and Nokia. Unless massive pressure is exerted on the HTML5 spec editing process, the Web authoring world will continue to endure our modern proprietary Tower of Babel. Note that HTML5 in no way required Ogg (as denoted by the word 'should' instead of 'must' in the earlier draft). Adding this to the fact that there are widely available patent-free implementations of Ogg technology, there is really no excuse for Apple and Nokia to say that they couldn't in good faith implement HTML5 as previously formulated."
The word has a strict meaning in this context, there is an RFC about it.
So this "Should" vs. "Shall" is a mute point, they meant what they said.
Why should a cellphone company, and a company that represents only 15% (is that a safe number?) of the PC market dictate what's best for the other 85%? Heil Jobs and Kallasvuo.
Wow, how insightful, you dismiss the parents problems because you're not having them and go so far as to call him a troll.
I too am having the same problems in Firefox so why don't you just STFU.