With VP8, GOOG will have the key to the kingdom. Endorsed by many Chinese companies who all will agree is the next 800 pound gorilla. Think GOOG won\’t make some serious money from its control of video over the internet AND mobile devices? Think again.

\’Do No Evil\’ my ass.

J

The fact that they released theora into the public domain, into open source, states they are living their mantra and are NOT evil. We can expect the same thing with new technology, thank goodness.

Even if you find instances where they have protected their business model and suggest that, those acts make them evil, I would have to disagree with you. In response I would say they are MUCH LESS evil than all the others. So if you say they are evil, what are you saying about those companies (Microsoft and their ponies) that are more evil in comparison? So I say stop spreading FUD!

As for the lawsuits, they will play out in the courts and I know that Google will not be harmed by them. Of course that does not prevent people from attempting to tarnish the Google name in ridiculous attempts. Would not surprise me to find out that is why one or both of the lawsuits you alluded to were filed in the first place. If the SEC saw stock violations, it would have acted. As you stated those that filed the lawsuits are \”encouraging the SEC to look into\” it, good luck with that to them and you, more weak FUD.

Who are you a shill for? Microsoft, or one of the many companies that are led by Microsoft like a pony (to the gum factory) until the pony is put down by a new version of the operating system or a Microsoft application that completely obliterates that vertical application market (too many examples to list, the latest one is the Virus, Spam and Malware vertical that is getting destroyed by Microsoft including this in Windows 7, now that is evil.

Of course they have done this before and will do it again, where is your cry of evil there? I thought so.

Fedora identifies some of the ponies: http://bit.ly/iZZWt
Grokaw shows MIcrosoft\’s intent with moonlight http://bit.ly/CehqD

Thank you Google for making sure once more important piece (video and audio codecs) technologically can NOT be bought up by a truly \’evil\’ proprietary company and prevented from being used and/or included in either the kernel or Linux.

Now if you will do more to encourage use of open source codecs on Youtube instead of proprietary codecs (e.g. Adobe Flash) perhaps it will influence the majority of websites to use ONLY open source codecs. That is good for all.

After all even proprietary operating systems and software can read open source data formats. The reverse can not be said to be true, nor can it be guaranteed. (Silverlight 2, breaking open source Moonlight is the most recent example, just say NO to Moonlight, Mono and open source NET and avoid the hassles down the road).

Technologically, if VP8 is that much better than H.264, I am NOT saying that it is, thank goodness Google has it to release into open source as the other companies would NOT. And you KNOW this. How in the heck could that ever be evil. Heck they already made sure that theora was 100%, their actions speak louder than your words. They will do the same with any new technology, even if VP8 pans out to be better, IF.

You forget recent history where other companies unsuccessfully tried to buy up and lock down as proprietary the superior (even to this day) H.264 codecs. Thank goodness they were thwarted as that would have been the \”Keys to the Kingdom\” as you put it.

Take a look at the Fedora list of ponies whose software / drivers are proprietary and therefore are not included with Fedora, aim your righteous indignation and \”Keys to the Kingdom\” like comments to them. It would at least be logical.

And while you are at it, start attacking the proprietary BIOS companies that are also Microsoft and Intel ponies and have been for decades. The only open source BIOS is Coreboot, did you know that Coreboot currently supports hundreds of motherboards? (http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards)

At least with Coreboot you could get a quad processor motherboard and let the 2 of the 4 processors do the work of the proprietary Nvidia GPU chips and it would be faster. (Nvidia typically waits 2 – 3 years before releasing their latest/greatest technologies – GPUs lately – catering to Microsoft and Intel specifically.) Linux users until recently had been limited to using the 6xxx series of Nvidia products. Some of the 8xxx are now being found on Linux desktops, however the 9xxx series and newer are NOT yet released.

Google evil, NOT! And if you use FUD to suggest that they are evil, what are you saying about the companies that truly are?

I say to you sir, FUD, Fud and more fud….

Companies who try to make money is EVIL!!!