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Re: Future of Flash

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Post by braindead_in »

The article is more about present than the future.

Instead why not focus on filling the gaps? There are still so many things that HTML5 and browsers cant do. Wasn't that the reason Flash came into existence in the first place.

Re: Future of Flash

#12

Post by kixxauth »

CodeMage wrote: post #7
kixxauth wrote: post #4

Adobe: Please stop defending flash and get on with your life. Build us the HTML tools you said you would and do it so fast that I will forget about all this flash stuff. http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/05/adobe-cto-kevin-lynch-were-...

Okay, so you read the interview where Lynch says "It’s not about HTML 5 vs Flash. They’re mutually beneficial." and you're still expecting Adobe to replace "all this flash stuff"?

"It’s not about HTML 5 vs Flash. They’re mutually beneficial." Of course they have to say that. Just hoping they stop living in the past sooner rather than later.

Re: Future of Flash

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Post by zwetan »

mustpax wrote: post #5

"19 out of the top 20 device manufacturers worldwide have committed to shipping Flash technology on their devices" It would be more wise to actually wait till you can deliver a decent Flash implementation on a mobile device before touting your mobile position. Because your mobile position right now is that you have been promising the world but not delivering jack.

you can find already a lot of videos showing flash player 10.1 running on Android, and next week with Google I/O you will see even more I guess and user will be able to download a preview (or beta) of that.

Re: Future of Flash

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Post by renewableGuy »

CodeMage wrote: post #6

I was surprised to see that only 70% of web games use flash. Anyone have any idea on what's in the remaining 30%?

On my iPad, 100% of web games are non-playable. Flash wont work on Ipad, and Html5 games are painfully sluggish. (including that Asteroid HTML5 game featured on the front page right now). Anyway, im happy that Flash doesnt work on iPad. Its not very fun to hold a hot iPad, you know!

Re: Future of Flash

#17

Post by watty »

frou_dh wrote: post #8

Despite all these high figures and percentages, I still typically find Flash annoying, bar video players. What now?

Is it that you find "Flash" annoying or just rich content in general?

Re: Future of Flash

#18

Post by watty »

renewableGuy wrote: post #16
CodeMage wrote: post #6

I was surprised to see that only 70% of web games use flash. Anyone have any idea on what's in the remaining 30%?

On my iPad, 100% of web games are non-playable. Flash wont work on Ipad, and Html5 games are painfully sluggish. (including that Asteroid HTML5 game featured on the front page right now). Anyway, im happy that Flash doesnt work on iPad. Its not very fun to hold a hot iPad, you know!

Good one! I bet if you didn't turn it on it wouldn't get hot at all!!!

Re: Future of Flash

#19

Post by xenthral »

mustpax wrote: post #5

"19 out of the top 20 device manufacturers worldwide have committed to shipping Flash technology on their devices" It would be more wise to actually wait till you can deliver a decent Flash implementation on a mobile device before touting your mobile position. Because your mobile position right now is that you have been promising the world but not delivering jack.

"deliver a decent Flash implementation on a mobile device before touting your mobile position."

I wish they'd do the same for desktop too. Flash doesn't really 'run' on my 64 bit ubuntu , it sputters and crawls and fucks up in a plethora of ways.

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