SpaceGhost Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 http://images.macrumors.com/article/2010/04/30/141106-windows_ie9.jpg Stepping into the Flash debate just hours after Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued his "Thoughts on Flash" letter discussing why Apple has elected not to include support for Adobe's Flash on its iPhone OS devices, Microsoft general manager for Internet Explorer Dean Hachamovitch noted this his company is throwing its weight behind the H.264 standard promoted by Apple for future HTML5 video content. The future of the web is HTML5. Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very important in advancing rich, interactive web applications and site design. The HTML5 specification describes video support without specifying a particular video format. We think H.264 is an excellent format. In its HTML5 support, IE9 will support playback of H.264 video only. Hachamovitch goes on to acknowledge that video on the web today is primarily Flash-based, and while Microsoft continues to work with Adobe on Flash, he also notes that it carries some issues related to reliability, security, and performance. Hachamovitch's comments suggest that while Microsoft recognizes the dominant role played by Flash, it is also looking ahead to the future, where it sees a much more prominent role for HTML5 and H.264, a view shared and being pushed forward by Apple in its decisions and communications. Let the Micro$oft hating begin. HTML5 is the future of video on the web, not flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Been reading a bit about this. I'm ready for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 tight :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Betamax is better then VHS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 HTML5 may be the future, but Flash is the NOW. I don't live in the future. Let me view flash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yeah, that would suck to play, just keep flash games...... Flash is the "Cassette Tape" of this decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Yeah, that would suck to play, just keep flash games...... Flash is the "Cassette Tape" of this decade. Its a proof of concept, its hardly polished. They did that port in like a day's worth of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsontl Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Flash has been the standard for a long time, long enough in tech years to be a grandpa of the industry, it's probably about time we start moving forward... i'm looking forward to html 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 who the fuck CARES if your video is in html5 or flash. I want my fucking FLASH GAMES. Holy fucking shit people get with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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