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YouTube Explains Where HTML5 Video Fails

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

awjr writes "YouTube have pretty much come down on the side of Flash having major issues with the lack of features that the HTML5 <video> tag has and may never have."

12 of 426 comments (clear)

  1. hmmm by thoughtsatthemoment · · Score: 3, Funny

    A real site knows what the real work there is behind a major feature like video. What a surprise.

  2. Re:Stop raining on our OSS parade with your "facts by cHiphead · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can we please have a permanent ban on asking and answering your on questions? I say yes.

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  3. Re:Stop raining on our OSS parade with your "facts by msauve · · Score: 4, Funny

    name a major media format that is used widely that IS open format

    Text, the most widely used and open of all.

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  4. Re:Stop raining on our OSS parade with your "facts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    *whoosh*...

  5. Without content protection by koolfy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Without content protection, we would not be able to offer videos like this.

    *click*

    This video is currently unavailable for rent in your country.

    Yes, I see how with content protection you are not able to offer me videos like this.

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  6. Re:Grammar Goliath ONLINE by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 3, Funny

    YouTube is an single corporate entity and not plural

    Muphry's Law

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  7. CircleTimesSquare Explains Where Summary Fails by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have pretty much come down on the side of the summary having major issues with the lack of grammar that a good summary has and may never have.

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  8. Re:Stop raining on our OSS parade with your "facts by omnichad · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Sony format never counts unless they're trying to buy out the market with cash.

  9. Re:And in other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well this will DEFINITELY make the front page of USA Today. I can see it now:

    pyite Refuses YouTube! Google Stock Plummets!

  10. Re:Grammar Goliath ONLINE by ArsonSmith · · Score: 3, Funny

    What is this, "Isn't American" of which you speak?

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  11. Re:Stop raining on our OSS parade with your "facts by Nadaka · · Score: 2, Funny

    Checking... WTF? Damn you HTML5, damn you to hell for doing it wrong. Not only do they use source elements, but they also have a poster attribute for failover to an image.

    HTML5 is pissing me off more and more every single day. XTML2 why hast thou forsaken me!</rant>

  12. Re:Stop raining on our OSS parade with your "facts by NotOverHere · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would that make you a "bad analogy" for BadAnalogyGuy?

    [ponders for a moment] *head explodes*