
A few days ago, Google and the MPEG-LA
announced that they had come to an agreement under which Google received a license for techniques in VP8 that
may infringe upon MPEG-LA patents (note the '
if any'). Only a few days later, we learn the real reason behind Google and the MPEG-LA striking a deal,
thanks to The H Open, making it clear that the MPEG-LA has lost. Big time.
Update: Chris Montgomery: "The wording suggests Google paid some money to grease this along, and the agreement wording is interesting [and instructive] but make no mistake:
Google won. Full stop."
Member since:
2007-10-26
Let's face it, VP8 was too little too late, worse than baseline H264. I hope this announcement will mean that <video> will rally up around VP9, and that this adoption will be fast.