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Originally Posted by AustinChief
You won't give up even when you don't know shite about the subject... that is a ****ING DIRECT LINK.. how many sites want to go back to 1996 and throwing direct links to raw video online???
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Yet the direct link has nothing to do with it. It's neither flash nor HTML5, which is what you're talking about. I could throw up a simple HTML4 page right now and it would STILL WORK.
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yes it can view h264 video, never argued that.. but MOST SITES DON'T OFFER video up in HTML5(yet, and maybe never for h264 if the standard goes VP8) or as a direct link like a high school kid might.
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Yes, they do. HTML5 is irrelevant currently. The only reason it's relevant is a reason why they aren't allowing flash. Even if it's not fully here, they can still get the videos.
Youtube, CNN, WSJ, NYT - videos all available on the iPhone and iPad without HTML5 or Flash. I don't see why you keep insisting it's otherwise.
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You're out of your element here Donnie.
I'm going to go ahead and tour my regular pattern of sites with FLASH off and HTML5 enabled (Chrome) and see how much it sucks... do you need screenshots???
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We must be arguing two different points then. First, we were talking about HTML5 and how it is replacing flash - which is true, I think we agree. Second, we talked about how fast this would occur. Third, we talked about the lack of flash on the web now and how Apple will/will not suffer without allowing flash on their devices. Fourth, I posted Steve Jobs Thoughts on Flash defending his move. Fifth, you called him a liar and I said bullshit. And we're there now. You've called him a liar and pointed out things in his write up that weren't true. Then we've discussed them.
You're entire claim has be the iPad and iPhone couldn't play the majority of the video on the web like Jobs claims. I've demonstrated that's just not true. And it's not because of flash OR HTML5 - both of which you keep bringing up. Flash IS dying and HTML5 is coming; HTML5 is replacing flash but flash is irrelevant CURRENTLY.
I have flash blocked on Safari with FlashBlock. It's generally a better experience. There are no doubt times when I need flash. The majority I don't.