I was testing out Vimeo’s new HTML 5 video player that’s in beta. And I was thinking about how HTML5 would compete with Adobe Flash.
Came across this interesting tidbit on the HTML5 Wikipedia page:
The HTML5 editors are Ian Hickson of Google, Inc. and David Hyatt of Apple, Inc.[3]
Hmm, now that’s interesting. Could this be why Apple Iphones and Ipads STILL don’t support Flash player? Do the people at Apple think that HTML5 will eventually overtake any need for plugin based plays and other RIAs? It seems so. So they’re dealing with the temporary pain of not supporting something because they don’t think it’s the sustainable technology. If that’s the case, I support it too.
However, it also seems like it will be at least a decade before HTML 5 becomes a mainstream standard. So what’s a person to do in the meantime?
