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I don't get this argument. If Flash would draw developers away from Cocoa Touch and the App Store, why wouldn't HTML5? Apple's pushing HTML5. Further, if your

I don't get this argument. If Flash would draw developers away from Cocoa Touch and the App Store, why wouldn't HTML5? Apple's pushing HTML5. Further, if your server is set up to deliver streaming music or video in a standard format, you can already use HTML5 to deliver that instead of the App Store. It's easier, since you don't have to go through the approval process. The App Store just carries a better chance of visibility and a much easier way of monetizing.

statictype 17y ago
Because, unfortunately, HTML5 != Flash. There's more to Flash than proprietary versions of <canvas> and <video>. On second thought, that is a valid question: Why exactly is Apple pushing HTML5? I can't really think of any reason in which it benefits Apple.
- wolfgke 17y ago
  Apple already invested a lot into Webkit. So it probably makes sense for them to push HTML5.
- cpr 17y ago
  It benefits Apple greatly to have their core technology as one of the driving forces of the open web. And now they've pretty much won the mobile browser war (WebKit is in Android, iPhone OS and coming to RIM's OS), the "war" seems to be over.