So his history is GIF and MP3, two of the most successful and widely used formats on the internet. Two formats that users don't care/know about the IP issues and would freak out about if their apps didn't continue to work with. Ask Apple how bummed they are for boosting MP3.

Mozilla makes a decent browser, I don't need them to fight my moral battles for me. If they stick with this tactic I look forward to using the fork and waiting for Google's subsidy of Mozilla to end.