On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Frank Murphy <frankly3d at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this a nail for flash (hopefully)?
I think it's just a good, free, video codec. Microsoft, Flash, Apple etc.
have all said they'll support it.
H264 is a timebomb .. you can use it patent-licence free, until 2012. Then
they'll see..or do a Fraunhofer on you. That said, I'm sure now that it's
open sourced (with a half-assed spec, that really needs work), all the
patent lawyers will start to compare it to their portfolios....
John
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