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Originally Posted by AustinChief
Those sites COULD serve h.264 via HTML5... but they don't and now it looks like they never will... why invest in and chase a dying codec?.
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Dying codec aside, we're at the same point we've been over. HTML4 can serve h264 video. H.264 is not an HTML5 only deal. So your point is moot, but I don't expect you to get that on the eighth time around.
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And NO h.264 is not a de facto standard (it was headed that way, I will admit)... the open source community resisted it and looks to have won this battle (with Google's considerable help). The state of web video will remain a fragmented mess for the next year or two while WebM takes hold...
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I frankly don't care if WebM takes hold. I'm sure Apple will support it because it's performance will be fine whereas flash is not.
But jiminy you say people have a hard on for Apple whereas you have a hard-on for anything open source, even if it was just announced and has almost zero market share. (Politically, it's like the stance that the free market will fix everything.)
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Fact: The industry is moving towards WebM because it performs as well, has a smaller footprint and is FREE. All the major mobile hardware manufacturers are on board and even Intel has said they are willing to optimize for it as it becomes popular. It's popularity is assured by the fact that YouTube is migrating to it.
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Which is mostly a moot point because Apple will most likely support WebM. They aren't against open web technologies. They're against CLOSED web technologies. Also, that's a different stance that being a CLOSED business model.
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Originally Posted by kaplin42
We just got a dozen or so of these for where I work, to test them out.
Exactly as I thought they were. Glorified ebook reader and digital picture frame. iBooks is a joke compared to the Kindle app.
The only thing this has going for it is that it's in color, otherwise, its a total PoS, and completely worthless.
And yes, we got the 3G version too.
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Originally Posted by AustinChief
I can see why a Touch wouldn't need Flash .. my main beef is that on a TABLET, it's kinda necessary.
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For what? Online games? Sure. Video? It's a draw, whether you like it or not.
I still don't see the huge draw for flash.