On: Google offers JPEG alternative for faster Web

[shawndumas]

Not sure about this one google. Firstly, Worst. Name. Ever! Secondly, what kind of browser support do they think they'll get? I know ie is covered via google chrome frame but will Apple and Mozilla jump on this? Both issues have alloyed this one on me.

[njharman → shawndumas]

Chrome is a given, Firefox (and isn't webkit) is open source. Google has the devs to write the needed code/extension and give it to those projects.

[shawndumas → njharman]

Okay, I'll buy that Chrome and ie are a shoe-in, and that FF is probably easy. So that leaves Apple and Opera. Not bad, not bad...

[redrobot5050 → shawndumas]

Chrome and Safari both use WebKit. If Google releases an implementation, it shouldn't be hard for Apple to adopt it. That just leaves Opera.

[Tomek_ → redrobot5050]

AFAIK Opera supports WebM, I assume they wouldn't have problem doing the same with WebP. IE and Safari might be a different story though, they wouldn't be so keen to support a format from their big competitor. If I would be in MS' shoes I would use that as an occasion to put a support for JPEG XR into Chrome/WebKit.

[patrickaljord → redrobot5050]

http://code.google.com/speed/webp/

> The WebP team is developing a patch to WebKit to provide native support for WebP in an upcoming release of Google Chrome.

So it will be available to all webkit browsers willing to accept the patch.

[shawndumas → redrobot5050]

Easy if Apple wants to.

[aw3c2 → shawndumas]

Well, the name hints at a close relationship to WebM so I guess they target the same progressive browsers.

[shawndumas → aw3c2]

My boss walked passed and I called him over to tell him about WebP and he literally laughed out loud at the name. I said it without a hint of sarcasm and it was the first thing he noticed. Anecdotal I know; but still...

[sandipc → shawndumas]

this reminds me of the internet's reaction to the name "iPad" - although I haven't heard anything along those lines since the first week it was announced.