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Originally Posted by Yoshi 1080
Sonist, please read this sentence carefully (ideally read it twice): Not supporting a standard is not the same as breaking a standard!
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Yoshi, read this carefully: "some cannot see the forest for the trees."
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Originally Posted by Yoshi 1080
... Regarding your weird argument about Flash being more than video: so is HTML5. So what exactly is your point? |
Uhm, let's see, things that Flash does, and HTML5 doesn't:
embedded fonts
true cross platform support for audio and video (including cue, dynamic tracks, etc.)
video camera and microphone capture
Local filesystem read/write
xml, etc. sockets
native app and processes
peer to peer
multi-player gaming
Text Layout Framework
etc..
Look, I am not bashing HTML5. HTML5 is a good thing. I am excited about it, and can't wait for it to be adopted.
But Flash is not standing still. Most likely the two will coexist for a long, long time.
But my point is, Flash is ubiquitous on the web. Today. And tomorrow.
Not supporting it on the iPad is a major mistake, IMO. It's a decision driven by the same reasons Apple TV cannot access Netflix or Hulu, and it will hurt an otherwise very good product.