Gigaom, Google jams with VP8, opposes Cisco’s thrust to make the default codec for WebRTC
Google stuffs with VP8, opposes Cisco’s shove to make H.264 the default codec for WebRTC
by Janko Roettgers Oct 30, two thousand thirteen – 12:40 PM CDT
There goes that plan to unite the industry behind one movie single codec: Google (S GOOG) intends to stick with VP8 as its default codec for real-time communication, even after Cisco (s CSCO) won support from Mozilla in a last-minute thrust to get everyone to adopt H.264. …