After dropping H.264, Google admits it's more popular than WebM

Microsoft and Google traded barbs over HTML5 video standards, with Microsoft supporting H.264 in Internet Explorer 9, during Mozilla, Opera, Adobe and Google push the new WebM. A long standards battle could result, and Google admits it has some work to do.

The H.264 license agreement can be found at the Web site of MPEG LA, which administers patent-licensing programs. According to the site, H.264 patent holders include Apple, Cisco, HP, LG, Microsoft, Polycom, Sony, Toshiba and many other companies.