Chris Blizzard on HTML5, Apple and Google

Theres an article today on The Register UK called ‘Mozilla man blasts Apple and Google for HTML5 abuse‘ which I found a good read. It goes on to attack Apple quite a bit over it’s faux HTML5 demos (the ones that only work in Safari). I found that enlightening and it made sense. After a while though Chris got on my nerves.

“The big problem is that html5 has come to mean a lot of things, mostly thanks to Google. They’ve basically been riding that and flogging it and making it their own. (That and performance — simple, great marketing messaging. I appreciate it, even if the dishonesty of it makes my blood boil),” Blizzard says, referring to Google’s constantly claiming that Chrome is the fastest thing on the planet.

Well guess what Chris, Google added HTML5 support well before your browser did. There is also no dishonesty to make your blood boil. What’s non standard about the HTML5 in Chrome? Sounds like you’re jealous because Firefox is the slowest thing on the planet and you’re mad that Google can make a BETTER browser.

What about the open source WebM format? is that not open as well? Same with their browser. Chris Blizzard goes on to make some pro microsoft comments suggesting IE won’t attempt to corrupt the HTML5 standard.

“Even stodgy old Microsoft, who has been doing their best to hold back the web for nearly a decade, understands this and you’ll see it throughout their marketing for IE9. (Their marketing phrase is ‘same markup’ – watch for it and you’ll see it everywhere in their messaging). The idea that the same markup, even with mistakes, will be rendered exactly the same. HTML5 represents the chance for browsers to work together and find common ground.”

I think I’m seeing a growing trend of pro-microsoft statements from Mozilla. What’s next, recommendations of using Bing? (Wait…. they did do that…)