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AVIF Reaches Baseline Widely Available Status, Simplifying Web Image Workflows
AVIF has achieved Baseline Widely Available status after Edge 121's support matured, covering over 90% of global users. Developers can now deploy AVIF without fallbacks for most users, though legacy systems and encoding overhead remain barriers. The milestone reduces complexity in image delivery but requires careful traffic analysis before dropping fallbacks.
Meridian48 take
The milestone is real but overhyped: the 10% of users without support still demand fallbacks, and encoding costs remain a practical hurdle for many sites.
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AVIF Achieves Baseline Availability: Edge 121 Support Completes Browser Adoption, Simplifying Web Development →
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