In the second sentence, before he even addresses the attention deficient, "Fortunately, it seems I was able to acquire access to the VP8 spec, software, and source a good few days before the official release and so was able to perform a detailed technical analysis in time for the official release."
In the comments here, where you might find people discussing e.g., validity, you can find the author commenting on this "issue" further: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1361739
Not to mention an x264 developer is a lot more interested in VP8 succeeding than H264...
If you have any actual concerns, rather than the cargo cult concerns that seem similar to those more intelligent people may voice in situations when they're actually informed on a topic, please mention them.
In the comments here, where you might find people discussing e.g., validity, you can find the author commenting on this "issue" further: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1361739
Not to mention an x264 developer is a lot more interested in VP8 succeeding than H264...
If you have any actual concerns, rather than the cargo cult concerns that seem similar to those more intelligent people may voice in situations when they're actually informed on a topic, please mention them.