Is HTML5 Ready To Take Over From Flash? 468
The Flash platform has been taking body blows lately. First Apple, then Scribd, publicly abandon it; now ARM's marketing VP is blaming a delay in ARM smartbooks on the continuing unsuitability of Flash for the subnotebook market. But how ready is HTML5 to take over from Flash? Tim Bray offers a cautionary appraisal of the not-yet-a-standard's state of grace. While Flash may be on the way out (or so legions of its detractors hope), it is still important in many corners of the Web. Here a branding expert demonstrates that the sites of 10 out of 10 leading worldwide brands don't display on the iPad — because they're coded in Flash, of course.
Why should anyone care about scribd? (Score:3, Funny)
What's the big deal with scribd lately? Weren't they a worthless site that nobody ever used because it was such a pain to try to read anything there? Or am I completely missing something?
I've got 2 issues with your post (Score:5, Funny)
1. You can't count.
OTOH, it does echo what everyone else is saying on this site, so it's probably pretty insightful.
Restaurant websites in flash, you say? (Score:4, Funny)
Obligatory. [venomousporridge.com]
Re:See, this is what I've been saying on Slashdot (Score:3, Funny)
Four lice love no cows?
Probably true someplace on a farm, but kinda offtopic.
Re:See, this is what I've been saying on Slashdot (Score:3, Funny)
The web is ruled by web DESIGNERS
Web is ruled by BUSINESS
The Web is ruled by USERS
You're all wrong. The web is ruled by the Judean People's Front.