Comments on: So How Does that Google Open, Apple Closed Argument Go Again? http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/ #1 Source for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and AppleTV Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.6 By: Tweets that mention So How Does that Google Open, Apple Closed Argument Go Again? | iSource -- Topsy.com http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/#comment-31748 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:28:40 +0000 http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/#comment-31748 […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Just … iPhone Blog and others. Just … iPhone Blog said: So How Does that Google Open, Apple Closed Argument Go Again? http://t.co/3q8HZa9 […]

]]> By: PatrickJ http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/#comment-31701 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:17:24 +0000 http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/#comment-31701 @ H.264 = Open? My understanding is that H.264 is a true industry standard, whereas the WebM standard they are
switching to is a project sponsored by Google themselves.

Also, I think it’s clearly hypocritical to cease support for H.264 on grounds of open-ness while continuing to support Flash.

]]> By: ejf9 http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/#comment-31700 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:03:54 +0000 http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/#comment-31700 don’t be evil, google!

]]> By: H.264 = Open? http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/#comment-31699 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:40:50 +0000 http://isource.com/2011/01/12/so-how-does-that-google-open-apple-closed-argument-go-again/#comment-31699 You said it yourself. Open Source != Open Standard. While I personally would love to see Chrome support H.264 (choice is great) , Google is (among other things) looking at the long term effects here and trying to chose the more open approach. They would rather see an open source codec win out than a proprietary one. Of course they’re also interested in slowing down Apple and boosting their own codec, but it’s not nearly as evil as you’re making it out to be. You have to remember that when most people talk about google being “open” they are in fact referring to its open source leanings, not its open standards.

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