HTML5 vs flash: the controversy
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[In the debate of Flash vs HTML5, has the death of Flash been over exaggerated? Guest author Guilhem Ensuque peeks through thick layers of hype and facts to predict what the future holds for the mobile web]. The last year has seen a flurry of announcements and debate around the rise of HTML5 and the fall of Flash.Apple vs Flash...or vs Google?
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It's a rant because it's a misguided priority. Apple is the #5 company by market capitalization in the US. That's tops for computer manufacturers. Their stock price has never been higher. Their margins are the envy of the personal computer industry. IBM is #9 in the list.HTML5 does way more than video: Vimeo's Flash-free player showing a clip by Maxime Bruneel. Unless you’ve been off snorkeling in the Alps, you’ve probably heard all the recent hubbub about HTML5 and its ability to replace Flash as the web’s default video player. But HTML5 is much more than a hopeful successor to Flash’s web-video crown. In fact, watching a video without a plug-in only scratches the surface of what HTML5 offers.
Where on the Web Is HTML5? | Webmonkey | Wired.com
Hulu says it will not be adopting HTML5 because the technology is not ready yet. (If you're new to this storyline, HTML5 is the next version of code to power the web . One of its big features is the ability to support video in HTML without the need for browser plugins.)
Hulu Sticks With Flash, Says HTML5 Is Not Ready Yet
MG Siegler is a general partner at CrunchFund and a columnist for TechCrunch, where he has been writing since 2009. His focus is on Apple. Prior to TechCrunch, MG covered various technology beats for VentureBeat.
Apple Unveils A New HTML5/Web Standards Showcase — Safari Requir
You could call it the perfect storm. Over the last few months, user engagement on Scribd has surged, according to CEO Trip Adler, thanks to its transition to HTML5, the introduction of the iPad, and Scribd’s Facebook integration. Of these three factors, Adler says the conversion from Flash to HTML5 was by far the greatest driver for his document sharing company. According to Scribd’s numbers, time on the site has tripled in the last three months. In early May, Scribd announced its plans to ditch Adobe’s Flash and began the arduous process of converting every document (of its “tens of millions”) to native, HTML5 pages. “We are scrapping three years of Flash development and betting the company on HTML5 because we believe HTML5 is a dramatically better reading experience than Flash, “co-founder and CTO, Jared Friedman, told Erick Schonfeld.
Scribd’s Decision To Dump Flash Pays Off, User Engagement Triple
YouTube has some bad news for those of you hoping the site would soon ditch Flash in favor of HTML5 video tags: It isn’t going to happen any time soon. That’s message from the YouTube developer blog which cites half-a-dozen areas where Flash trumps HTML5 and explains why “the tag does not currently meet all the needs of a site like YouTube.” The emerging HTML5 standard, which is quickly being adopted by browser manufacturers and developers, offers native video-playback and animation tools that don’t require Adobe’s Flash plug-in. However, while HTML5 handles the basics of video, it lacks many of the extra features that sites like YouTube, Vimeo and Hulu currently offer through Flash-based video players. To switch to pure HTML5 video would mean YouTube would have to give up features like live streaming, dynamic video quality control and the ability to allow users to jump to specific points in a video.
YouTube: HTML5 Video Is No Match for Flash | Webmonkey | Wired.c