You really want to play this game? Fine. Don't cherry pick the statements.
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Originally Posted by AustinChief
I'm talking, the kind of "ready" where MOST professional sites (the CNNs, ESPNs, NFL.coms) are using it.
Who here thinks that 90% of those type of sites will have completely phased out FLASH by 2011? ANYONE?
2012? MAYBE...
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They were far ahead of your schedule in providing HTML5 content, although they haven't all stopped using Flash completely.
My timetable was clear:
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Originally Posted by Silock
They don't have to stop using Flash, merely provide some kind of alternative. So, I won't bet on stopping using it. Providing a decent alternative, I will say 2nd quarter next year.
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Timetable: Hit.
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Originally Posted by AustinChief
90% of the top 100 provide a decent alternative by Q2 next year ??? I'll take that bet! And again, this CAN NOT be a seperate app. I'm sorry but there are some sites I check once a month, I'm not going to download an app for that... MOST PEOPLE won't.
btw.. you do realize that makes the Ipad a piece of crap for a user like me until a full YEAR from now... my GUESS is quite a few nicer FLASH supporting devices will have passed it by then...
but back to the bet...
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And then we had another argument about creating a bookmark for a webpage vs. an app. Obviously, I said that downloading an app wasn't an issue, and offered several advantages over a webpage. You took the opposite.
Also, note that the iPad still hasn't been surpassed by other devices.