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Wait - so youtube is behind the porn industry by only 4.5 years? http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/flash_takes_a_blow_as_porn_industry_backs_html_5 http:/

• agumonkey 12y ago
  I can't recall which article mentioned that this industry was very welcoming to new opportunities and features (one example was having seekable thumbnails).
• marvin 12y ago
  This actually makes sense; the porn industry has much higher earnings per user and hence a much greater loss due to lower conversion for those who don't have Flash installed. So for them, it's a "my hair is on fire" kind of thing. Whereas for Youtube et al., it's a nice-to-have.
  • shenoyroopesh 12y ago
    But won't it be same if you look at percentages? Unless you hypothise that porn users not having flash installed is somehow a larger percentage compared to average web user not having flash installed?!
    • coldpie 12y ago
      Don't forget Flash doesn't work on mobile ;)
      • LLWM 12y ago
        This is by far the largest reason for the delay. If you watch some youtube videos on your work computer, no big deal. But if you need to jack off at work, you had better use your own phone if you care about keeping your job at all.
    • mod 12y ago
      He didn't say the percentages would be different. The idea is youtube loses maybe 20 cents or something for losing a user. A porn site loses $30/month or something.
  • thenomad 12y ago
    Plus, much smaller, more nimble companies, and a very very competitive market space.