Posts Tagged ‘Tim Siglin’
Microsoft IE9 and HTML5 – will it bundle H.264?
It is clear from the brilliant article by Tim Siglin of Streaming Media, that Microsoft is clearly a player in the HTML5 browser race. And it is clear that they are trying to out maneuver Google and Firefox. Of course standardizing on H.264 would be huge. It preempts Google in the event that Google puts VP8 into the public domain. MSFT knew that if Google had that advantage they would win Mozilla/Firefox as well. That combo could seriously impact the future of IE, particularly IE9. Why is IE 9 important? That answer is also contained in Tim’s article, IE9 will not support Windows XP, as the minimum requirement for IE9 is Vista’s Service Pack 2 (SP2). This restriction is huge for MSFT. If IE9 is proven successful, it has to drive OS upgrades! IE9 is incompatible with XP! Happy XP users like myself will have to upgrade to Windows 7, or choose to stay with IE8, or Chrome or Firefox. I must say I have become quite the fan of Chrome……………-mark
Industry News
- China Finally OKs Google’s Acquisition Of Motorola Mobility May 19, 2012It's been just over nine months since Google announced their intentions to acquire hardware manufacturer Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, and now it seems that the final pieces of the deal have fallen into place. According to a new report from the Associated Press, Chinese officials have finally given the Google-Motorola deal their blessing. […]Chris Velazco
- The Disrupt 2012 NYC Hackathon Is Officially On! May 19, 2012The anticipation is palpable. Hundreds of hackers have congregated outside Manhattan's Pier 94, planning, strategizing, and praying to baby Jesus that their fates will be similar to those of Group.me and Docracy. We've seen plenty of Hackathon winners go on to do incredible things, make millions of dollars, and rise to startup stardom levels, but t […]Jordan Crook
- Gillmor Gang: Don’t Click Here May 19, 2012The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Gabe Rivera, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — play toe jam football in the shadow of the Facebook IPO. Try as we might, we can't shake the weight of Facebook's dominance of Techmeme and maybe the fate of the global economy. Greece, move over. @gaberivera joins near the 30 minute mark. @scobleizer trie […]Steve Gillmor