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I thought Apple was in favor of HTML5, is this no longer the case?
by MatthewPhillips 13y ago
I thought Apple was in favor of HTML5, is this no longer the case?
- snowwrestler 13y agoThey are, which is why they created HTTP Live Streaming, which is what they will use to stream WWDC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming How does YouTube stream live? I bet it's Flash, like every other live streaming solution available today.
- judah 13y agoThat's no longer the case. Apple was interested in HTML5 when it was advantageous to do so. Now, it's in their best interest to have developers build native apps in order to charge 30% of the money made from said apps.
- flyt 13y agoPlease. The money Apple makes from their 30% cut is a tiny fraction of what they earn from hardware sales. It supports the operation of the App Store and makes some profit but it's never been their key moneymaker.
- judah 13y agoFrom the keynote: "We have paid out $10 billion to developers in the app store, $5b just in the last year" That would suggest a few billion dollars in app store revenue for Apple. That's nothing to spit at. Apple doesn't want those billions of dollars to disappear into HTML5 apps where they get not such cut.
- flyt 13y agoComprehensive numbers and analysis for those interested here: http://www.asymco.com/2012/06/12/the-ios-app-market-sales-run-rate-is-4-billion-per-year/ http://www.asymco.com/2012/06/12/the-ios-app-market-sales-ru...