The plan to remove H.264 support is probably why trailers.apple.com served up an <object> rather than <video>.
When Chrome does lose H.264 support, I'll be using the QuickTime plugin even more to play H.264 videos. Then, the only way for me to watch H.264 in Chrome is by a plugin that is purposefully given an inferior user experience for a BS reason. If security were the real reason, the Flash plugin should also get the same treatment as QuickTime given its history of security flaws and crappy performance (at least on OS X).
Flash should not be given the same treatment, because the browser itself bundles an up to date version.
Nevertheless, the handling of QuickTime stinks. They should check the version number and only disable if it is out of date. Their current approach is just inviting complaints.
When Chrome does lose H.264 support, I'll be using the QuickTime plugin even more to play H.264 videos. Then, the only way for me to watch H.264 in Chrome is by a plugin that is purposefully given an inferior user experience for a BS reason. If security were the real reason, the Flash plugin should also get the same treatment as QuickTime given its history of security flaws and crappy performance (at least on OS X).