Ogg Vorbis / Theora Language Removed From HTML5 Spec 395
Rudd-O writes "It's official. Ogg technology has been removed from the HTML5 spec, after Ian caved in the face of pressure from Apple and Nokia. Unless massive pressure is exerted on the HTML5 spec editing process, the Web authoring world will continue to endure our modern proprietary Tower of Babel. Note that HTML5 in no way required Ogg (as denoted by the word 'should' instead of 'must' in the earlier draft). Adding this to the fact that there are widely available patent-free implementations of Ogg technology, there is really no excuse for Apple and Nokia to say that they couldn't in good faith implement HTML5 as previously formulated."
Ogg mad! (Score:5, Funny)
There really is no excuse? (Score:3, Funny)
Greed.
Avarice.
Stupidity.
Need I go on?
Re:Who the hell is Ian? (Score:2, Funny)
You know, I've thought that for the longest time...
Re:Well, these companies show their true colors (Score:4, Funny)
WTF. For them to be appologists, they have to have the ability to think something was wrong, and they are so in love with their lord an savior, happily and arrogantly trapped behind the reality distortion field...
BURN KARMA BURN!
Re:Microsoft, Google, Apple (Score:5, Funny)
Apple = Lawful Evil
Microsoft = Chaotic Evil
Me = Nerd