Last week, both Apple and Microsoft issued manifestos announcing their support for the H. 264 standard in HTML5. Microsoft's post drew an overwhelming response, and now the company's executive in charge of IE8 has fired back. Why H. 264.

Last week, both Apple and Microsoft issued manifestos announcing their support for the H. 264 standard in HTML5. Microsoft's post drew an overwhelming response, and now the company's executive in charge of IE8 has fired back. Why H. 264.