Internet Explorer 9 to support HTML5 video ONLY in H.264
Microsoft Sides With Apple on HTML5 Video Future : Read more
Microsoft Sides With Apple on HTML5 Video Future : Read more
This is typical FUD from Microsoft. The 'other' codec referred here is Ogg Theora, which is based on VP3 codec from On2 Technology and all IP is donated to the public domain already.Today, intellectual property rights for H.264 are broadly available through a well-defined program managed by MPEG LA. The rights to other codecs are often less clear, as has been described in the press.