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On 24/02/12 07:02, pk wrote: |
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> On 2012-02-24 05:15, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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>> user can watch. Flash on the other hand guarantees web designers that a |
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>> PC user can watch their videos. Having a guarantee that something works |
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>> is a very powerful incentive; you do not abandon something that works. |
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> It's only guaranteed if flash is installed. HTML5 is pretty much |
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> "guaranteed" with current browsers. |
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Flash has about 95% coverage. That means virtually everyone has it |
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installed. HTML5 on the other hand does not guarantee video playback. |
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If you're on Firefox for example, it won't play MPEG video, but will |
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play Theora. If you're on IE or Safari, it won't play Theora but will |
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play MPEG. |
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With Flash, you *know* that it will play your video. You don't have to |
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like it, but it's a fact; an important one. Yeah, I know, sucks for |
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Linux which has poor Flash support, but what can you do? This is a |
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reality and you can't blame people for choosing the safe bet. |
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