How long until Google releases a real specification? (the current one is quite bad, it would be frightening to design silicon from blocks of uncommented C code lifted from the on2 implementation and foisted off as a specification. How long until someone writes an encoder that is incompatible with your silicon? Will it matter if it is your fault or theirs?)
How long until there are hardware VP8 decoders? (to save your battery)
How long until the patent holders decide to sue? (VP8 is extremely similar to H.264. They left out the most obvious IP in the algorithms, to their detriment, but only the patent owners know if they will sue. Though, I wonder if licensing the MPEG-LA properties covers VP8 decoders as well. If so, then Apple won't care, they already license.)
(See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1361442)
How long until Google releases a real specification? (the current one is quite bad, it would be frightening to design silicon from blocks of uncommented C code lifted from the on2 implementation and foisted off as a specification. How long until someone writes an encoder that is incompatible with your silicon? Will it matter if it is your fault or theirs?)
How long until there are hardware VP8 decoders? (to save your battery)
How long until the patent holders decide to sue? (VP8 is extremely similar to H.264. They left out the most obvious IP in the algorithms, to their detriment, but only the patent owners know if they will sue. Though, I wonder if licensing the MPEG-LA properties covers VP8 decoders as well. If so, then Apple won't care, they already license.)