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H.264 vs. Theora — Fightin' Words About Patentability

Posted by timothy on from the ascii-art-will-save-us dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Thom Holwerda from OS News has penned a rebuttal to claims from Daring Fireball's John Gruber that Theora is a greater patent risk than H.264. Holwerda writes, 'And so the H264/Theora debate concerning HTML5 video continues. The most recent entry into the discussion comes from John Gruber, who argues that Theora is more in danger of patent litigation than H264. He's wrong, and here's why.'"

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  1. Re:Patent risks by Lars+T. · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Gee, I wonder if that was my point.

    Re-reading your original post, I'm fairly certain it was not.

    Just shows that you are an idiot and your opinions don't matter. Tough luck.

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    Lars T.

    To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck