Is Flash’s Reign Under Threat?
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A lot of people are asking ‘Will HTML5 take over from Flash as the leading multimedia platform used for animation, video & interactivity to web pages?’ & it isn’t just HTML5 that is threatening Flash’s dominance; there are many other programs that have the ability to do what Flash can do. For example you can visualize data with Processing.js, animate characters in Burst Engine, make games with Cake & draw with Raphael. SVG, CSS3 & Canvas 2D are some other programs which can also do things that Flash does.
That being said Flash is consistent & has worked across all the browsers for a long time with no problem, so it would be the safer bet for the average person. But due to Apple’s war with Adobe it is still unsure whether Flash will be supported on the iPhone & in Safari, & this has the potential to inconvenience many people (professionals & public alike). It is also known that Flash isn’t particularly search engine friendly. Whereas HTML5 is search engine friendly & on the whole is more internet friendly than Flash. But HTML5 will most likely require the latest alpha version of a browser to even use it.
So… what do you think?
Would HTML5 replace Flash?
Should HTML5 replace Flash?
Please, let us know your opinion.