* Matt peremptorily fired off this memo:
>> http://internet.boredblogs.net/?p=2363
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> I suppose it's good news, but I don't know who is going to publish in a
> format that can't be read by most people's preferred browser (IE).
>
> What is the path to broad acceptance and interoperability? People try
> to play Ogg Theora content under IE, and they get a message saying they
> need to install Firefox and Ogg? They do so, and they like FF, and they
> migrate from IE to FF? Okay, but it seems that the content's usage will
> suffer compared to content published using Flash. I guess the content
> will have to be published in both formats, with the Theora format
> presented first.
>
> Somebody please expound on how Theora is to reach critical mass (so to
> speak) and how that will be an improvement over the current situation.
Well, this move by Firefox would seem to be a first step.
And didn't Microsoft eventually solve their little PNG transparency
issue in IE?
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