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		jonsneyers on June 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is WebP really better than JPEG? How does a royalty-free codec with an open source implementation turn the web into a closed ecosystem? Not that I trust Google, but in this case I don't see the harm.

Animats on June 24, 2020 [–]

How does a royalty-free codec with an open source implementation turn the web into a closed ecosystem?

Google did it with Android. It's "open source", but try to do something without Google Play Services.

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