\n — @adurdin is thinking aloud

Does Google’s removal of H.264 support presage the removal of H.264 <video> streams through YouTube in favour of only two options: WebM <video> or whatever-codec through Flash? YouTube has tremendous pulling power, and might just have the weight needed to convince hardware manufacturers to adopt WebM.

What happens when Google’s and Apple’s current arrangement regarding YouTube on iOS devices expires? If Google were to switch off H.264 <video>, how many consumers will be saying “My stupid iPhone won’t play YouTube!”?