Microsoft releases H.264 plugin for Google Chrome

Information that Google refuses to support H.264 provoked a strong reaction in Habrahabr. Well, the story continues: the empire strikes back! In addition to the plug-in for Firefox , Microsoft release and an extension for Chrome. They motivate their actions by the desire to “provide windows users with the opportunity to enjoy all the content that can be found on the Internet, including video in H.264”. Install the extension can be on this link . I tried the flight, sort of like, normal. The load on the processor within reasonable limits, the sensations are generally positive. Under the cut a couple of screenshots.




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Interestingly, at the last Canary Build, H.264 support on html5test is shown without a plugin, although the video is not actually played.