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by91degrees ( 207121 ) writes:
Do we use an inferior standard or a closed standard?
Maybe "implementation dependent" is the term we're after.
byhattig ( 47930 ) writes:
We could call it a day and use DRM encrusted WMV!
Bet Microsoft is miffed they didn't get in earlier with HTML5 video support, as it is most content providers will use H.264 and thus force it to become the de-facto standard.
bynine-times ( 778537 ) writes:
I think Microsoft has lost the media wars, and they pretty well know it. (admittedly, just a guess) Expect their products to support H264 and AAC. The bigger fly in their ointment is probably improved web standards in general. They've been gearing up to fight Adobe (Silverlight vs. Flash) for the proprietary "rich web" market, and if HTML/CSS gets rich enough that we don't need a proprietary plugin, that might not end up being a market worth winning.
bybetterunixthanunix ( 980855 ) writes:
Oh it will still be worth winning. Even if HTML5 provides a "rich web experience," applet based approaches like Flash are already very well established and will not go away overnight. The desktop application market never vanished even after web apps became popular, so why assume that plugins and applets will not be worth fighting for?
byMightyYar ( 622222 ) writes:
Flash, to my recollection, was pretty much limited to ads and mediocre games before YouTube came along. If YouTube dumped flash, would it still be deemed necessary by the average user? Certainly iPhone users seem to be getting along without it...
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bySloppy ( 14984 ) writes:
That's my thinking. If youtube dumps Flash, Flash becomes obscure overnight.
Flash, the world won't miss you.
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byimamac ( 1083405 ) writes:
I have yet to wish for flash on my iPhone.
byRepossessed ( 1117929 ) writes:
It would need to be more than just youtube for me to uninstall flash, but streaming video is the one thing I actually care about enough to put up with it for...
byDragonWriter ( 970822 ) writes:
Flash, to my recollection, was pretty much limited to ads and mediocre games before YouTube came along. If YouTube dumped flash, would it still be deemed necessary by the average user?
Whether or not YouTube was the "killer app" that drove it to prominence, its become very popular for all kinds of things since, so, yeah, I think YouTube alone being usable without it wouldn't make it superfluous for users immediately. OTOH, the other things it is used for are also things that HTML5+CSS3+Javascript could handl
byMightyYar ( 622222 ) writes:
and IE is dominant on the desktop (ditto),
I think here is the interesting point. If a service comes along that is deemed as must-have as YouTube and it requires HTML 5, it may drive people to install a browser which supports it - much like people actually went through the trouble to install Flash just so they could use YouTube.
Of course, this mystery service is currently mythological... :)
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