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Well, in the past six months, the amount of video available in non-flash, "html5" format on the internet has increased from 25% to 50%, something like that. In
by tjogin 16y ago
Well, in the past six months, the amount of video available in non-flash, "html5" format on the internet has increased from 25% to 50%, something like that.
In another six months, what do you think that figure is going to be? Flash is headed towards marginalization, that's what my crystal ball says.
Besides, what capable mobile flash runtime were they supposed to put in the iPad anyways? It's not like they had a choice.
- mattmaroon 16y agoThe one in Froyo works just fine to play most flash videos and games.
- ptomato 16y agoAnd didn't exist at the time the iPad came out.
- tjogin 16y agoExactly, and certainly didn't exist at the time Apple were forming their iPad strategy.
- mattmaroon 16y agoIt certainly would have if Apple had let Adobe do it. Adobe's been wanting to put Flash on the iPhone since before anyone actually had an Android unit.
- tjogin 16y agoFirst of all, what is said privately between Apple and Adobe we don't know. Second, if Adobe wanted to create a flash runtime that runs on iOS as proof of concept, demo, or whatever, Apple couldn't stop them even if they wanted to. Third, Steve Jobs said that they'd love to see Adobe demo a capable mobile flash runtime, they just haven't.
- chc 16y agoAdobe has a track record of putting out terrible Flash plugins for Apple platforms and was way behind schedule on mobile. It's hard to blame Apple for not wanting to play guinea pig.