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."

Comments

Ogg mad!

[Anonymous Coward]

Ogg the cavemen break Apple and Nokia heads with open source CD!

There really is no excuse?

[Chas]

Sure there is! Lots of them!

Greed.

Avarice.

Stupidity.

Need I go on?

Re:Who the hell is Ian?

[ricebowl]

We don't all live in this world

You know, I've thought that for the longest time...

Re:Well, these companies show their true colors

[ByOhTek]

Of course, saying so is a ticked to -1 as Apple apologists empty their clips of mod points

WTF. For them to be appologists, they have to have the ability to think something was wrong, and they are so in love with their lord an savior, happily and arrogantly trapped behind the reality distortion field...

BURN KARMA BURN!

Re:Microsoft, Google, Apple

[odourpreventer]

Google = Chaotic Neutral
Apple = Lawful Evil
Microsoft = Chaotic Evil

Me = Nerd