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   Message 895 of 3,371   
   Dave Yeo to All   
   Re: Firefox 4.0 and SeaMonkey-2.1 Beta 3   
   19 Apr 11 15:39:21   
   
   Firefox/4.0.1pre SeaMonkey/2.1pre   
   From: Dave Yeo    
      
   tholen@antispam.ham wrote:   
   > I just visited a web site with video content, and the video window   
   > displayed the message:   
   >   
   >     Uh Oh!   
   >     This video can't be played with your current setup.   
   >     Please upgrade to a modern HTML5-compliant browser or install   
   >     Adobe's Flash Player.   
   >   
   > That's odd; I thought Firefox 4 was a modern HTML5-compliant   
   > browser.  The "HTML5-complaint browser" in the message is a   
   > different color, suggestive of being a link.  Hover over it,   
   > and the URL that's shown is one to Apple's Safari browser.   
   >   
      
   HTML5 doesn't actually specify the video format. Safari uses Mpeg4 video    
   which the Mozilla people refuse to support as it is very patent    
   encumbered. Apple, Microsoft and Google have all payed to licence Mpeg4.   
   Dave   
      
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