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Google Acquires On2, Could Mean Big Things For Online Video

By Sean Fallon Published August 5, 2009, 2:56 pm ET

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Google has entered into an agreement to acquire On2 and their video compression technology. With YouTube in it’s back pocket, it seems likely that Google could push this technology all over the web—giving them even broader control. [BusinessWire]

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