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Is HTML5 Ready To Take Over From Flash?

Posted by kdawson on from the jumping-jack-html5 dept.

The Flash platform has been taking body blows lately. First Apple, then Scribd, publicly abandon it; now ARM's marketing VP is blaming a delay in ARM smartbooks on the continuing unsuitability of Flash for the subnotebook market. But how ready is HTML5 to take over from Flash? Tim Bray offers a cautionary appraisal of the not-yet-a-standard's state of grace. While Flash may be on the way out (or so legions of its detractors hope), it is still important in many corners of the Web. Here a branding expert demonstrates that the sites of 10 out of 10 leading worldwide brands don't display on the iPad — because they're coded in Flash, of course.

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  1. Why should anyone care about scribd? by eison · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's the big deal with scribd lately? Weren't they a worthless site that nobody ever used because it was such a pain to try to read anything there? Or am I completely missing something?

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  2. I've got 2 issues with your post by kjart · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. You can't count.

    OTOH, it does echo what everyone else is saying on this site, so it's probably pretty insightful.

  3. Restaurant websites in flash, you say? by diamondsw · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obligatory.

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  4. Re:See, this is what I've been saying on Slashdot by Anomalyst · · Score: 2, Funny

    quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

    Four lice love no cows?
    Probably true someplace on a farm, but kinda offtopic.

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  5. Re:See, this is what I've been saying on Slashdot by dangitman · · Score: 2, Funny

    The web is ruled by web DESIGNERS
    Web is ruled by BUSINESS
    The Web is ruled by USERS

    You're all wrong. The web is ruled by the Judean People's Front.

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