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Occupy Flash?

Posted by Soulskill on from the bet-the-police-can't-clear-this-one-out dept.

mcgrew writes "CNN is reporting another Occupy movement — Occupy Flash. Their aim: get rid of Flash completely. They explain: 'Why does it matter when HTML5 has clearly won the fight for the future of our web browsing? Well, as we've seen with other outdated web technologies (most notably the much-lamented Internet Explorer 6), as long as software is installed on machines, there will be a contingent of decision makers who mandate its use, and there will be a requirement of continued support, the plugin will live on, and folks will continue to develop for it.' In response, a group of Flash developers have started Occupy HTML in Flash's defense. Popcorn, anyone?"

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  1. Re:HTML5 has not "won" by lolcutusofbong · · Score: 1, Troll

    1. Optimization is never over. JavaScript is ridiculously fast now compared to 2005.
    2. Cry more, faggot. Nobody's entitled to a particular business model.
    3. HTML5 is a standard FOR DISPLAYING WEB PAGES. What a SHOCK and OUTRAGE it is that you need a web browser for that!
    4. At least there is a standard...