[aklug] Re: Interesting info on Flash

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> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]=20
> On Behalf Of Tim Gibney
> Sent: Thursday, 06 May, 2010 17:46
> To: Christopher Howard
> Cc: Alaska Linux Users Group
> Subject: [aklug] Re: Interesting info on Flash
>=20

> that Microsoft and Apple would love to use. If Firefox can't=20
> play videos
> from youtube or CNN then its bye bye linux and hello=20
> Windows/IE for me and
> everyone else.
>=20
Huh.

I guess for me it would be "bye bye Youtube and CNN."

(Actually not a very difficult choice for me -- I thought about it and real=
ized that these days I use CNN only to check internet connectivity, and rar=
ely follow Youtube links at all.)

But you are right, most people would use the browser that works, regardless=
 of licensing issues with the particular codec. =20

It would be very similar to the early days of the web when video meant Real=
 Media and their player. I'm sure that is exactly the scenario they're goi=
ng after. The masses get the player for free, but they can charge the cont=
ent creators whatever the market will bear to encode their stuff. Real Med=
ia let the market get away from them, but the proprietary folks are smart e=
nough to learn from past mistakes.=20

James=
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Received on Fri May 7 08:07:45 2010