In a move likened to converting the US from English to Esperanto, Google has announced that its web browser, Chrome, will be removing support for direct HTML5 playback of H.264 video in the coming months, in favor of Google's WebM media container (which leverages the VP8 video codec). This is a blow to the adoption of Apple's preferred video standard, as well as an hint that the web may see some continued churn within the video format arena.
