Re: [playogg-discuss] What's the consensus here on the Google/On2 purchase?

[Holmes Wilson]

On2 is the company that owns the patents to Theora.  VP3 is the codec 
that they gave out under a perpetual, unconditional, royalty free 
license.  That codec became Theora.

So, google is trying to buy On2 and some people think they will pull a 
similar move, and create a new, higher tech free format.

On 1/23/10 3:50 PM, Jeff Shippen wrote:
> IDK what On2 and VP3 is, I don't know what you are talking about.
>
> On 1/23/10 11:00 AM, Holmes Wilson wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Curious what the consensus is on this list about the Google/On2 purchase.
> >
> > Specifically: when that finally goes through (most people seem to
> > think it will eventually) do we think that Google will do what On2 did
> > with VP3 and create another free format?
> >
> > Do we think they will use it on Youtube?
> >
> > Anybody think they have another course in mind?
> >
> > Did they just buy it to get more negotiating power against Adobe or
> > MPEG-LA, without intending to make a change?
> >
> > -Holmes