[whatwg] Chipset support is a good argument

[Robert O'Callahan]

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Ian Hickson <ian at hixie.ch> wrote:

> For that to happen there has to be
> some demand for Theora support, though, which the spec's can't generate.
>

Specs do generate demand --- by creating author expectation that a feature
will be supported, by adding a well-known brand, and because test suites get
created which vendors then compete on.

Rob
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