Not sure about this one google. Firstly, Worst. Name. Ever! Secondly, what kind ...

njharman · on Sept 30, 2010

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 · on Sept 30, 2010

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 · on Sept 30, 2010

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_ · on Oct 1, 2010

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 · on Sept 30, 2010

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 · on Sept 30, 2010

Easy if Apple wants to.

aw3c2 · on Sept 30, 2010

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

shawndumas · on Sept 30, 2010

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 · on Sept 30, 2010

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.