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HTML 5 As a Viable Alternative To Flash?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the frameworks-should-be-open dept.

superglaze writes "Jon von Tetzchner, Opera's CEO, has claimed that the open standards in HTML 5 will make it unnecessary to deliver rich media content using the proprietary Flash. '"You can do most things with web standards today," von Tetzchner said. "In some ways, you may say you don't need Flash." Von Tetzchner added that his comments were not about "killing" Flash. "I like Adobe — they're a nice company," he said. "I think Flash will be around for a very, very long time, but I think it's natural that web standards also evolve to be richer. You can then choose whether you'd like [to deliver rich media content] through web standards or whether you'd like to use Flash."'"

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  1. All I need to know about HTML 5 by Jorkapp · · Score: 4, Funny

    <first post />

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  2. Hey Microsoft by Chlorine+Trifluoride · · Score: 4, Funny

    We were just thinking that, if you were to hold off on implementation of HTML 5 in MSIE, we might, uh, contribute to your re-election campaign.

    Sincerely,
    Adobe

  3. Disappointed. by camperdave · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd like to talk to you about what I'm really excited about--the datagrid element.

    I'm disappointed. I read that as the datagirl element, and I figured the link would take me to some lady's web design howto page, filled with examples, essays, rants, etc.

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  4. Don't need Flash? by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 4, Funny

    I kiid, kiid. I like Adobe -- they're a nice company... for me to poop on!

    </triumph>

  5. Really? by Osmosis_Garett · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why not just get in line over there, behind Silverlight, GoLive, and the rest of the systems that were going to 'kill flash'.

  6. Re:My Kingdom for a Datagrid Element! by mustafap · · Score: 4, Funny

    >You don't have to support IE? I must know what this job is. Please?

    He works for the FSF.

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  7. Re:In MOST ways you don't need Flash by diegocgteleline.es · · Score: 3, Funny

    Flash is ugly, slow and just plain annoying.

    That's stupid. Flash is great. Flash is the magic that makes youtube possible. I'm all for replacing it with HTML5, but it still is one of the most important pieces of the web.

  8. Re:My Kingdom for a Datagrid Element! by jonbryce · · Score: 4, Funny

    He doesn't have to support IE, but he does have to hand code his pages using emacs.

  9. Re:My Kingdom for a Datagrid Element! by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course, I've also been incredibly lucky in that I don't have to support IE

    I just clicked on your 'Homepage' link, and I gotta tell ya - your site looks like it would work _perfectly_ in every version of IE ever made.

    Well done!