Comment by ux266478

Comment by ux266478 2 days ago

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Who is saying Google should ship the reference implementation? It's a standard, and Google has the labor to write their own implementation.

jeffbee 2 days ago

Google did write one. They wrote the bad one that we're discussing.

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izacus 2 days ago

That sounds like an even more request for someone to do for free, doesn't it?

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  • ipdashc 2 days ago

    It's Google, it's one of the biggest tech companies in the world making boatloads of money, in part off their browser. They're currently best known as one of the companies trying to create AI God. They really can't write an... image format parser?

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    • izacus a day ago

      Cool, but why does that mean they need to write a codec for you for free?

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      • aniviacat a day ago

        They don't need to, they're free to become IE6.

        I don't think it's irrational to be upset when a (near-)monopoly browser holds back useful features. Even if said browser is provided for free.

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        • encom a day ago

          They are IE6. They have near total market dominance, and dictate web standards. It's a very comparable situation to IE6 days.

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