Ars Thinks Google Takes a Step Backwards For Openness 663
An anonymous reader writes "Over at Ars Technica, Peter (not so) Bright gives a long-winded four pages of FUD about how Chrome dropping support for H.264 is a slight against openness. 'The promise of HTML5's video tag was a simple one: to allow web pages to contain embedded video without the need for plugins. With the decision to remove support for the widespread H.264 codec from future versions of Chrome, Google has undermined this widely-anticipated feature. The company is claiming that it wants to support "open codecs" instead, and so from now on will support only two formats: its own WebM codec, and Theora. ... The reason Google has given for this change is that WebM (which pairs VP8 video with Vorbis audio) and Theora are "open codecs" and H.264 apparently isn't. ... H.264 is unambiguously open.'"
Re:Putting the snideness of the summary aside... (Score:5, Funny)
Be sure to pay your $699 H.264 licensing fee, you cocksmoking teabagger!
Re:Summary sucks. (Score:5, Funny)
Peter (not so) Bright gives a long winded, read 4 pages of
FUD
I come to slashdot for the articles but stay for one-sided
submission summaries.
Not that I support Google's move but, come on, this is summary is a
troll unto itself.
Yeah, completely unprofessional. But think of the possibilities. Billy Poohead Gates. Steve Monkeyboy Balmer. Steve Head Jobs (not to be confused with Richard Head Stallman). And that's just the start. We could give them all silly immature nicknames and ourselves a big pat on the back. All we need to do is lose some brain cells (alcohol will help with that) and act like 12 year olds (no help required)
Re:Summary sucks. (Score:5, Funny)
I'm waiting for some new virtual reality gimmick to hit when "Web 3.0" comes around in the future.
Slashdotters with 11 digit UIDs will hear a virtual doorbell, open a virtual door and see a virtual flaming paper bag on the virtual doorstep.
All the while a real 30 year old virgin in his mom's real basement is hiding in the virtual bushes watching the victim's avatar stomp the virtual bag filled with virtual dog pop.
Man we're all a bunch of retards.
4 pages of FUD (Score:4, Funny)
I SEE THREE PAGES!
Re:excuse me (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Summary sucks. (Score:5, Funny)
I recently turned 45 and still post the occasional goatse link. Slashdot has damaged me more than had I been a heroin addict all these years.
I've given up all hope at recovery and now embrace my slashdot-induced retardedness. It's like a tattered, smallpox infected blanket on a cold day.