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Google fan boys can try and rationalize this decision all they want, but a few things are known.

1. Most people saw this announcement as 'business' decision by Google

2. This was not a decision driven by what is best for the average computer/online user

3. Yay, Flash video! :(

1. that's totally projecting. Read what they wrote, not what you think they mean. But if you really want to play that game, same can be said for Apple's decision to drop flash.

2. And dropping flash was good for average users?

3. Regardless of how much we all hate flash, flash video wasn't dead to begin with, or even dying yet. Sorry to pierce the reality distortion field.

4. Google promotes the mediocre over the exceptional. WebM encodes are and will remain lower quality vs. H.264

If Google gets their wish and consumer video cameras switch to WebM, we all end up with lower quality recordings. Thanks! :(

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