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Post #320,722
by static
1/28/10 11:15:34 PM
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New ... so you think they'll ignore the <video> tag? :-)
That would be monumentally stupid.

Which means that's probably what they'll do. Except I know the IE guys would try to fight against that...

I actually meant whether they go for H.264 support, Ogg Theora or devolve it to the OS. I think when push comes to shove, they'll support the video tag by devolving codec support to the OS, which means they'll try to promote WMV. And they're already too late to try that... That would be the second fail. Could MS be so stupid?

Wade.
Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers?
A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #320,726
by drook
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1/29/10 1:36:42 AM
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New Video playback *should* be done by the OS IMO
Why should every app have its own code for playing video?

The way it should work (and it may already) is whenever the browser sees a media file, it should check for a plugin that handles it, next see if it's built into the browser, next see if the OS handles it, then fail. Sort of like CSS: check the most specific first before bubbling up to the more generic.

Then if someone has a new codec -- either a whole new format or a better way of handling an old one -- plug it in to the browser. Eventually that code (or something like it) makes it into the browser. Then into the OS.

I guess the tricky part is when video cards arrive that support it in hardware before support has trickled down to the OS, which is where Apple says, "Your app doesn't get to access the hardware."
--

Drew
     Why the Apple tablet will change the world. - (Another Scott) - (35) - Jan. 27, 2010, 12:30:59 AM EST
         Imagine this interface - (crazy) - Jan. 27, 2010, 08:14:47 AM EST
         as a replacement to the legal pad sure, I can see that - (boxley) - Jan. 27, 2010, 08:49:36 AM EST
         iPad it is. - (Another Scott) - (12) - Jan. 27, 2010, 02:07:32 PM EST
             Cynic - (drook) - (1) - Jan. 27, 2010, 02:13:28 PM EST
                 :-) Pioneers get to live without features and pay more. -NT - (Another Scott) - Jan. 27, 2010, 02:44:26 PM EST
             Prices. - (Another Scott) - (9) - Jan. 27, 2010, 02:43:28 PM EST
                 the $699 one... - (folkert) - (8) - Jan. 27, 2010, 03:27:05 PM EST
                     That must be some Mini! :-) - (Another Scott) - (4) - Jan. 27, 2010, 05:20:20 PM EST
                         Re: That must be some Mini! :-) - (SpiceWare) - (1) - Jan. 27, 2010, 04:44:45 PM EST
                             Good point. - (Another Scott) - Jan. 27, 2010, 05:17:53 PM EST
                         Re: That must be some Mini! :-) - (pwhysall) - (1) - Jan. 29, 2010, 01:48:53 AM EST
                             I don't think that's entirely fair. - (static) - Jan. 29, 2010, 08:52:41 AM EST
                     Wonder how sturdy the keyboard dock is - (drook) - (1) - Jan. 27, 2010, 04:01:43 PM EST
                         thought so too - (SpiceWare) - Jan. 27, 2010, 04:45:37 PM EST
                     Not to be a party-pooper... - (static) - Jan. 27, 2010, 06:15:31 PM EST
         Yes, I will be getting one -NT - (Bman) - (2) - Jan. 27, 2010, 05:49:37 PM EST
             NOOOO. You are kidding. - (folkert) - (1) - Jan. 27, 2010, 07:31:53 PM EST
                 Re: NOOOO. You are kidding. - (Bman) - Jan. 28, 2010, 01:55:40 AM EST
         15 minute interview with John Gruber - (SpiceWare) - Jan. 27, 2010, 07:36:41 PM EST
         I'm wondering... - (folkert) - (2) - Jan. 27, 2010, 11:09:07 PM EST
             :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Jan. 27, 2010, 11:16:15 PM EST
             Or ChicAAAAAgo -NT - (drook) - Jan. 28, 2010, 10:15:34 AM EST
         Stephen Fry pipes in - (SpiceWare) - (11) - Jan. 28, 2010, 02:58:02 PM EST
             Everyone keeps saying "No Flash" - (drook) - (10) - Jan. 28, 2010, 04:29:44 PM EST
                 YouTube switched to H.264 a while back - (SpiceWare) - (8) - Jan. 28, 2010, 05:29:36 PM EST
                     Thanks for the pointers. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Jan. 28, 2010, 06:28:36 PM EST
                         Looks like Vimeo is switching as well - (SpiceWare) - Jan. 28, 2010, 11:10:45 PM EST
                     HTML 5 video and H.264. - (static) - (5) - Jan. 28, 2010, 08:25:28 PM EST
                         Re: which way Microsoft jumps - (folkert) - (2) - Jan. 28, 2010, 10:50:37 PM EST
                             ... so you think they'll ignore the <video> tag? :-) - (static) - (1) - Jan. 28, 2010, 11:15:34 PM EST
                                 Video playback *should* be done by the OS IMO - (drook) - Jan. 29, 2010, 01:36:42 AM EST
                         For the reasons you mention... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Jan. 29, 2010, 01:50:03 AM EST
                             I wonder if they're trying to rope MPEG-LA into the fray. - (static) - Jan. 29, 2010, 08:43:53 AM EST
                 Re: Everyone keeps saying "No Flash" - (pwhysall) - Jan. 29, 2010, 01:37:15 AM EST
         it's for the masses - (SpiceWare) - Feb. 2, 2010, 03:57:46 PM EST

Do I get extra points for using the word thing three times in one sentence?
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