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A new website just for Stock Flash Buyers including tutorials and interviews. Check it out!
https://www.denbuyers.com/
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The Truth About Flash
Adobe corrects Steve Jobs and Apple:
http://www.adobe.com/choice/flash.html
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Droid Does, iPhone Doesn't
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y7XJI4NN7k&feature=player_embedded
And don't forget to check out the highly inferior HTML5 demonstration below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfmbZkqORX4
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Let your voice be heard!
Not many are aware that Apple's greed is coming at the expense of American Small Business. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses are not reaching their customers because their website uses Flash and Apple's iPhone and iPad are not supporting it. And in this economy, there aren't may small businesses who have thousands of dollars just kicking around to rebuild their website. Apple doesn't care, but we can support American Small Business by letting our voice be heard:
Sign the petition!
Open Letter to Steve Jobs
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Steve Jobs Corrected
http://jessewarden.com/2010/04/steve-jobs-on-flash-correcting-the-lies.html
http://www.esarcasm.com/13913/steve-jobs-apple-adobe-letter/
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Apple, Flash and a little Reality Check
Anyone who's worked with a large number of clients knows one thing: Most people don't really know that much about internet technology. And why should they? Most are not in the web development business so it's the same reason why I don't understand much about plumbing. But I can tell you without a doubt I want my toilet to work. So if suddenly it only worked half the time, I'd probably want to know why.
Anyone who's recently purchased an iPad can certainly relate. Just about half the websites they visit won't seem to work. This is because Apple has decided to not include a technology called a "Flash Player" on their "magical" new device. But most people would ask, "What is a 'Flash Player' and why is it so important?". I'll tell you why. But first, a little back-story:
Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) was first released in 2001. This 9 year old technology has driven web developers crazy for many years. Why? It just doesn't display websites the way it should. Instead web developers for years have had to write extra code (otherwise known as "hacks") to make up for IE6's shortcomings. In fact, the browser is so flawed that Google and even entire countries have publicly come out against it. Yet 9 years later, 8.9% of all web traffic is still coming from Internet Explorer 6. That's more than double than current Safari users (Apple's main web browser). The moral of the story is, technology moves a lot slower than we think.
So back to the Flash Player. What's the big deal? Well, in a nutshell, the Flash Player has single-handedly revolutionized the web. That's a pretty big claim, but it's 100% true. You know all the video you've been watching on the web? Well the reason you've been able to watch that video is because of the Flash Player. Without the Flash Player technology, there would be no YouTube, no Hulu and no Netflix. And Flash isn't just for video. There would be no online gaming, and all the cool stuff you've been seeing on the web for the past 10 years would have never been. Just about anything on a website that's dynamic, interactive or cool has been built in Flash. But the average internet user doesn't realize this.
Apple claims that a new technology called HTML5 will render the Flash Player no longer necessary. So what is HTML5? Basically it's the same technology we've been using for years. Except it can play video and can kind-of-sort-of do some of the things that Flash can. Think of the internet about ten years ago. Well that's pretty much how close HTML5 can come to creating dynamic web experiences that Flash has since been creating. For years people have been attracted to Flash for just that reason, it creates an engaging and interactive experience that not only looks amazing but keeps the user from clicking the back button. It's happened to all of us. We've entered a website and said, "Wow!" Well there's a damn good chance that when that happened you entered a Flash enhanced website. No matter what HTML5 proponents say, it just can't hold a candle to creating the same experience. It's sort of like comparing a Ferrari to a Volkswagen. Ferrari's turn heads, Volkswagens do not.
But what if HTML5 evolves? If it can already play video, maybe it will become more advanced in the future... This is certainly possible. But what most people don't realize is that most current web browsers don't even support its video capability. Currently the only two major browsers that support it are Chrome and Safari. Combined these two account for about 15% of web traffic. So HTML5 video doesn't work 85% of the time. Interestingly, 99% of all computers have the Flash Player installed.
So when will HTML5 become the standard? and when will that 15% become 99%? Well if Internet Explorer 6 history tells us anything, approximately a little more than 9 years form now. But Apple is trying to tell you that you should be happy with a Volswagen. Especially when it means not watching Hulu will increase iTunes sales. And no online gaming means more AppStore sales. Want to see your favorite website the way it was meant to be seen? You're going to need an App for that.