Tuesday, September 14, 2010
[Google Fast Flip] HTML5 vs. Flash: The case for Flash - Computerworld
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HTML5 vs. Flash: The case for Flash - Computerworld
HTML5 vs. Flash: The case for Flash In one corner is Adobe's Flash, the once undisputed champion in delivering rich content to the glazed eyes of the easily bored public. In the other is HTML5, the once poor content provider now sporting the number 5 after its name and eager to prove that its new muscle and artful moves will be more than enough to take over the marketplace. A wide range of pundits and industry heavyweights have been handicapping the fight, heralding HTML5 as the new champ and calling Flash "old," "fragile," "insecure," or worse. The complaints are easy to understand and the new abilities of HTML5 are seductive. But is that enough to bet against Flash? [ Also on InfoWorld: Support for the next generation of HTML is already appearing in today's browsers and Web pages. Are you ready to take advantage? See " " | Follow the latest news in software development with InfoWorld's HTML5 duplicates many of the features that were once the sole province of plug-ins: local disk storage, video display, better rendering, algorithmic drawing, and more. Some of these features are available now in various forms, but enough to win? The fight isn't over by any means. While Steve Jobs m...
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The other side of the argument
HTML5 vs. Flash: The case for Flash - Computerworld
HTML5 vs. Flash: The case for Flash In one corner is Adobe's Flash, the once undisputed champion in delivering rich content to the glazed eyes of the easily bored public. In the other is HTML5, the once poor content provider now sporting the number 5 after its name and eager to prove that its new muscle and artful moves will be more than enough to take over the marketplace. A wide range of pundits and industry heavyweights have been handicapping the fight, heralding HTML5 as the new champ and calling Flash "old," "fragile," "insecure," or worse. The complaints are easy to understand and the new abilities of HTML5 are seductive. But is that enough to bet against Flash? [ Also on InfoWorld: Support for the next generation of HTML is already appearing in today's browsers and Web pages. Are you ready to take advantage? See " " | Follow the latest news in software development with InfoWorld's HTML5 duplicates many of the features that were once the sole province of plug-ins: local disk storage, video display, better rendering, algorithmic drawing, and more. Some of these features are available now in various forms, but enough to win? The fight isn't over by any means. While Steve Jobs m...
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