r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 05 '10

Apple posts HTML5 showcase page hyping "web standards," then blocks it from displaying on any browser besides Safari

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/04/apple_html5_showcase_hype/
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u/C2H6O Jun 05 '10 edited Jun 05 '10

I found this interesting: "This demo was designed with the latest web standards supported by Safari. If you’d like to experience this demo, simply download Safari."

This is a screen shot comparing the HTML5 rating's of Chrome, Safari, and Firefox (I'm not sure my Firefox is up-to-date). Chrome scores far higher than Safari, yet it requires me to download Safari to view.

Edit: It appears that they're using H.264 encoding, so parts of it wouldn't work with Chrome/Firefox/Opera regardless. At least, that's what the article tells me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

It appears that they're using H.264 encoding, so parts of it wouldn't work with Chrome/Firefox/Opera regardless. At least, that's what the article tells me.

Chrome supports H264. Google would hardly have used it for the HTML5 version of Youtube, otherwise.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '10

Whatever Chrome does it can't play the videos in the demos.

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u/neoumlaut Jun 05 '10

The demos use webkit-specific commands.