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1996: Let's be honest: right now, most Java applets are a joke when compared to their native counterparts. That's still true, and it's a better analogy. HTML5
by lacker 16y ago
1996: Let's be honest: right now, most Java applets are a joke when compared to their native counterparts.
That's still true, and it's a better analogy. HTML5 in 2010 and Java applets in 1996 both promised portability at the cost of a nonstandard UI.
For HTML5 to become prominent, it needs to offer something to users that iPhone apps don't. Users don't care about portability or ease of multiplatform development.
- foobarbazoo 16y agoHTML is the UI, and it's hardly "non-standard". If anything, HTML is the most widely used interface style in the world. I do agree that HTML 5 apps should not be trying to emulate native desktop or mobile apps. Instead, they should be what they really are: native browser apps.
- phlux 16y ago<...Users don't care about portability or ease of multiplatform development. CONSUMERS dont care about this - enterprise and medical applications should. When you access an app/session from one device and seamlessly transition to another device and the same session, then the beauty of such a system will have impact on efficacy of certain tasks. The consumer use of the iphone and android mobile devices will be strong and lasting - but to make significant impacts on how things are done in other verticals will not only be important - but also highly profitable for some.