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HTML5 and Adobe Flash Clash Over the Future of the Web

September 17, 2010 by Josh
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Apple and Adobe‘s feud has been appearing in the press more and more lately. These two industry giants are poised to start one of the next great IT wars. If you don’t know what’s going on, let me explain. Apple is pushing for HTML5, the open standard for the Web to be ratified by the W3C, the body that governs Internet coding standards, to be the way coders create exciting new content. Adobe, owners of Flash, among other things, are arguing that Flash is integral to the Web and Apple needs to build its devices to work with it. Here are some arguments for both sides:

HTML5

HTML5 will be the standard in approximately 2012, when it is ratified by the W3C. Pages are currently coded in a mix of many languages with a myriad of plug-ins. Proponents of HTML5 are arguing that it will be able to deliver all that we use now, but with one single language. This will make coding easier and require less powerful machines. This all sounds great. However, there is a downside. Programmers who have built their careers using plug-ins like Adobe Flash will have to learn a whole new language if they want to stay employed and relevant.  This could create a crisis for web design.

Apple is arguing that since this will be the adopted standard, that it is time to set aside plug-ins and use a unified language.

Adobe Flash

Flash has been the “go to” for creating powerful and creative web content for years now. Taking many forms over the years, Flash has definitely woven it’s way into the fabric of the Web. From simple navigation tools to graphically stunning games and media, Flash is what developers use.  The only downside to this is that these programs demand more and more as they grow. Additional bandwidth and more powerful machines are required to experience these items. Think of someone with a netbook. Odds are they can’t run Hulu.com’s streaming service or play graphically intensive games. And consider mobile web browsing, which is an increasingly popular segment of our society. Most phones don’t support Flash and those that do rarely work as planned.

Adobe’s argument is that Flash is as much a part of the Web now as HTML is. Companies should make their devices to work with it to deliver what consumers have come to expect.

Who is right?

That depends on your point of view. Both companies have a vested interest in their argument winning. It all comes down to how you think the Web is growing and which software/hardware you prefer to use.

-Josh

Internet Beacon



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