Comments on: Will HTML5 leave Flash extinct? http://www.thedigitalape.com/tools-toys-and-gadgets/will-html5-leave-flash-extinct/ Thoughts and ones since 10,0000 B.C (c) Ben Lloyd Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: nicecleanguyontopic http://www.thedigitalape.com/tools-toys-and-gadgets/will-html5-leave-flash-extinct/comment-page-1/#comment-156 nicecleanguyontopic Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:03:26 +0000 http://www.thedigitalape.com/?p=562#comment-156 Just because Apple inc. wont allow Flash, Qt , Java or anything un-Apple on ipad, doesnt mean they will go away. The only thing that wont exist, is a full blown browsing experience for the ipad user. Do you really expect all that billions of flash content will get ported to Html5, ever? Most of the flash content is simply too intense and heavy to be ported to svg/html5. Apart from technological bottlenecks, the problem of cross browser compatibility is enough to scare away developers. EVEN IF THEY PORT, HTML5 CONTENT WONT WORK SMOOTH ON IPAD. Try any graphics rich html5 game/demo on ipad.The experience is guaranteed to be choppy. Most flash content works perfectly fine on Android devices. As more device manufacturers embrace flash,java,qt etc., Apple will be left out.iPad is not intended to be a primary computer anyway. Apple's strategy is to lend the devices and run their store through it. Works well for Apple. Apple want users to depend on appstore rather than the internet. And they will implement all kind of restrictions . Just because Apple inc. wont allow Flash, Qt , Java or anything un-Apple on ipad, doesnt mean they will go away. The only thing that wont exist, is a full blown browsing experience for the ipad user.

Do you really expect all that billions of flash content will get ported to Html5, ever? Most of the flash content is simply too intense and heavy to be ported to svg/html5. Apart from technological bottlenecks, the problem of cross browser compatibility is enough to scare away developers. EVEN IF THEY PORT, HTML5 CONTENT WONT WORK SMOOTH ON IPAD. Try any graphics rich html5 game/demo on ipad.The experience is guaranteed to be choppy.

Most flash content works perfectly fine on Android devices. As more device manufacturers embrace flash,java,qt etc., Apple will be left out.iPad is not intended to be a primary computer anyway.

Apple’s strategy is to lend the devices and run their store through it. Works well for Apple. Apple want users to depend on appstore rather than the internet. And they will implement all kind of restrictions .

]]> By: gnurgle http://www.thedigitalape.com/tools-toys-and-gadgets/will-html5-leave-flash-extinct/comment-page-1/#comment-151 gnurgle Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:08:58 +0000 http://www.thedigitalape.com/?p=562#comment-151 Step 1 - List all the things Flash can do that HTML5 can't Step 2 - Attain enlightenment by reading list (Flash != HTML5) Step 1 – List all the things Flash can do that HTML5 can’t

Step 2 – Attain enlightenment by reading list (Flash != HTML5)

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