It's still an open standard (WebM isn't even recognized by a standards body). H.264 is liberally licensed like MP3 was. Remember all the old Vorbis versus MP3 arguments? The world didn't end when MP3 became the de facto standard. H.264 is practically already the standard for HTML5 video content delivery, and with Microsoft and Apple backing it, the war is already over.
You know, sometimes Slashdot feels like a bubble. Nobody cares about Ogg Theora. Yes, I'm aware that Wikipedia uses it, but that doesn't mean the public cares. If there was enough demand for it, Microsoft would support it.
You are free to use a plug-in if you actually have Ogg Theora videos you'd like to play in IE. I'm not exactly sure what you're complaining about.
Talk about being pedantic as hell. Obviously, the phrase "first version" is in reference to the idea of the first public, stable version as denoted by the version number 1.0.
The Google fans are out in full force to convince everyone that this is okay and not a big deal. If this was Bing or some other company's search engine, you'd be singing a different tune.
Wow, Google fanboys will defend anything. A "win-win situation?" This is just the first step in their appeasement of content providers, who they need for devices like Google TV to survive.
They already censor TV, movies, radio, videogames, and other forms of media. Howard Stern was forced to move to satellite radio just to get away from the government's censorship.
Free speech is about protecting citizens from the government. Internet access isn't a free speech issue unless the government is your ISP. Sysadmins running a private network at a commercial ISP can limit the traffic of any client on that network that they wish. You're just a customer paying for access to get an IP from their server. The very concept behind "net neutrality" is ridiculous.
"Telcos" can regulate their private networks however they want. You are merely paying for an IP address from their servers as a privilege. Calling on politicians to tell sysadmins how to regulate their network traffic is totally insane.
If you give the government power to regulate the internet, it's going to be a field day of DMCA takedowns, piracy site takedowns, and more. Every lobbyist with access to government politicians is going to "dictate internet's tone." Governments are the most corrupt organizations on the planet.
ISPs are running private networks that you merely pay access to get an IP from. They can charge what they want, and their sysadmins can regulate traffic however they want. They own the networks; you just connect to them as a privilege.
Notice that all the senators mentioned are Democrats. This is just more big government. The absolute last thing we need is the FCC--the same group that freaked out over Janet Jackson's nipple--deciding how to regulate internet traffic. This seems so obvious and self-evident that it's surprising that slacktivists (people who link silly movements on their Facebook pages) are still trying to push "net neutrality," which isn't neutral at all.
Calling this the free speech issue of our time is totally crazy. Where exactly is the free speech that's being limited?
He also throws chairs when angry and is generally quite crazy. He will never be president. If he ran, people would just show those infamous pictures of him flipping out.
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You've got to be kidding.
Because H.264 is the de facto standard for HTML5 video today?
You can thank Google for removing H.264 support from Chrome, then.
Be sure to ask them why, if they're such a proponent of "openness," Chrome still ships the Adobe Flash plug-in along with MP3 and AAC audio playback.
It's still an open standard (WebM isn't even recognized by a standards body). H.264 is liberally licensed like MP3 was. Remember all the old Vorbis versus MP3 arguments? The world didn't end when MP3 became the de facto standard. H.264 is practically already the standard for HTML5 video content delivery, and with Microsoft and Apple backing it, the war is already over.
Yes, but a post on Slashdot said it was significant, so sorry, you're clearly wrong. Take that common sense and shove it.
You know, sometimes Slashdot feels like a bubble. Nobody cares about Ogg Theora. Yes, I'm aware that Wikipedia uses it, but that doesn't mean the public cares. If there was enough demand for it, Microsoft would support it.
You are free to use a plug-in if you actually have Ogg Theora videos you'd like to play in IE. I'm not exactly sure what you're complaining about.
Prepare to get modbombed for daring to be skeptical of global warming alarmism on Slashdot.
Were they making money off of having Facebook accounts?
Talk about being pedantic as hell. Obviously, the phrase "first version" is in reference to the idea of the first public, stable version as denoted by the version number 1.0.
"Anyone have screenshots or other information so I don't have to spend time installing it to find out more about it?"
"Well, you could go to this link and download the ISO to install it."
There are plenty of reasons. Native code will always perform better and consume less battery life. Very important on a mobile device.
Hey, lady, who gives a flying fuck about Xbox Live? Why don't you find a real cause to get behind instead of your kid's stupid gamer score?
The Google fans are out in full force to convince everyone that this is okay and not a big deal. If this was Bing or some other company's search engine, you'd be singing a different tune.
I think the oxygen level is getting low in your basement.
Wow, Google fanboys will defend anything. A "win-win situation?" This is just the first step in their appeasement of content providers, who they need for devices like Google TV to survive.
Oh. I get it. An "Apple is gay" joke. Any other tired memes you can throw at us like a stale wad of gum?
"Dual screens is a gimmick, and doesn't really enhance gameplay that much."
They already censor TV, movies, radio, videogames, and other forms of media. Howard Stern was forced to move to satellite radio just to get away from the government's censorship.
Free speech is about protecting citizens from the government. Internet access isn't a free speech issue unless the government is your ISP. Sysadmins running a private network at a commercial ISP can limit the traffic of any client on that network that they wish. You're just a customer paying for access to get an IP from their server. The very concept behind "net neutrality" is ridiculous.
If you don't like the choices, that's too bad. Internet access isn't a constitutional right. It's a service you pay for along with your cell phone.
"Telcos" can regulate their private networks however they want. You are merely paying for an IP address from their servers as a privilege. Calling on politicians to tell sysadmins how to regulate their network traffic is totally insane.
If you give the government power to regulate the internet, it's going to be a field day of DMCA takedowns, piracy site takedowns, and more. Every lobbyist with access to government politicians is going to "dictate internet's tone." Governments are the most corrupt organizations on the planet.
ISPs are running private networks that you merely pay access to get an IP from. They can charge what they want, and their sysadmins can regulate traffic however they want. They own the networks; you just connect to them as a privilege.
Notice that all the senators mentioned are Democrats. This is just more big government. The absolute last thing we need is the FCC--the same group that freaked out over Janet Jackson's nipple--deciding how to regulate internet traffic. This seems so obvious and self-evident that it's surprising that slacktivists (people who link silly movements on their Facebook pages) are still trying to push "net neutrality," which isn't neutral at all.
Calling this the free speech issue of our time is totally crazy. Where exactly is the free speech that's being limited?
He also throws chairs when angry and is generally quite crazy. He will never be president. If he ran, people would just show those infamous pictures of him flipping out.
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Time to upgrade from your Pentium II. Reloading new pages just to post comments is slower than doing it inline.